How to display only certain records ?

In the main window, each record is displayed on a line. Frequently, the records displayed do not correspond to those you wish to work with. You therefore have the possibility of isolating the records to be kept or, on the contrary, of hiding the irrelevant records.

To make this selection, start by activating the desired records with the mouse and the combination Shift-Click and Cmd-Click (Mac) or Ctrl-Click (Windows). Then choose the Action>Isolate command (or the Isolate button) to create a selection with the activated records or Action>Hide (or the Hide button) to remove them from the selection.

In addition to the Isolate and Hide commands, there's another way of creating a selection of records: searches carried out with the Find, Search, Linked records commands, as well as with the search field at the top right of the main window, create a selection with the records found. These search functions can also be used to combine selections using the search mode (Within selection, Add to selection, Take out from selection).

By default, some commands only apply to the records of the selection: Action>Modify, Action>Related records, File>Print. Other commands require that the records be activated: Action>Delete, Action>Apply...

If the selection of records made is no longer relevant for the next actions you wish to perform, use one of the search functions to create a new selection or choose the Action>Show All command (or click on the Show All button).