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When constructing an OR search, any search statements added to the power search will be treated as separate searches.

The power search will look for and return contact records that satisfy ANY of the criteria.

In the example below we will construct a search which finds people who live in a particular area. That is, contacts who live in the suburbs of Newtown, St Peters, Erskineville, Alexandria and Marrickville.

1.Select the folder that the Power Search will be saved in.  The folder icon will change to an open folder icon to indicate that the power search will be saved to this folder.

2.Click the New button on the Power Search form.

3.On the first Add Statement menu, select to Include the search statement.

4.On the second Add Statement field, click on the drop down list to reveal the Power Search folders.  As this search is looking for Suburbs, the search criteria will be in the Contact Addressing / Mailing folder.

5.Select the relevant Power Search statement.  

6.Enter the name of the first Suburb and click Add.

7.Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add further Suburbs.  All chosen Suburbs will appear in the Chosen Criteria window of the Power Search form.

8.Click the Add button to add the search statement to the power search.

9.Click the Count Button to see how many records the search will return.

10.Click the Finish button to execute the search.

11.You will be prompted to save the power search. Click the Yes button to save the power search and give the search an appropriate name.

12.Click OK to make your Power Search available to all users,

The results of the power search will be displayed on the Contact Details form on the Data View and Table View tabs.