Creating Search Filters

Creating Search Filters

After you add a new search filter set and insert concepts into topics, you can create search filters, which let users narrow their search based on concepts that you have inserted into topics.

How to Create a Search Filter

1. Open the Project Organizer.
2. Double-click the Advanced folder. Any search filter sets that you have added are listed. See Adding Search Filter Set Files to Projects.
3. Double-click the search filter set in which you want to create a search filter. The Search Filter Set Editor opens to the right. By default, Flare provides you with an initial search filter called "subset," which you can rename and use.
4. To create a new search filter, click in the local toolbar. A new search filter row is added, with a temporary name for the search filter.
5. To enter a new name or comment for a search filter, do one of the following.
   • Double-click in the appropriate cell and type the name or comment.
   • Click once in the appropriate cell and press F2 on your keyboard. Then type the name or comment.

6. To associate a concept with the search filter, click the Concepts cell. The Select Concepts for Search Filter dialog opens. The concepts that you have inserted into topics are listed on the right side of the dialog.

7. In the All Concepts section, click on a concept that you want to add to the search filter. Then click .

   The concept is added to the "Selected Concepts" section on the right side of the dialog. Do this for each concept that you want to add to the search filter.

   Note If you do not associate a concept with the search filter, the search filter will not appear in your output.

8. Click OK.
9. Click to save your work.

What’s Next?

After you create search filters, make sure to do the following:

• Including Search Bars
• Associating Skins With Targets
• Associating a Search Filter Set With a Target