Using Advanced Search in the Library Browser in Home Designer

Reference Number: KB-03177
Last Modified: September 25, 2023

The information in this article applies to:

Home Designer Professional or Home Designer Architectural or HomeDesigner Suite



QUESTION

When I search the Library Browser, sometimes the results contain a lot of content that I'm not looking for. How can I refine my search results?


ANSWER

Depending on how much content is in your Library Browser, the number of objects in your search results can be quite large. The Advanced Search feature allows you to better refine your search results using library filters.

Library filters do not remove content from the Library Browser. However, some of the content may be hidden when a filter is active.


To use Advanced Search in Home Designer 2024 and newer versions

  1. If the Library Browser is not already open, select View> Library Browser Library Browser icon from the menu.


  2. Click on the Advanced Search Advanced Search icon button in the Filters panel of the Library Browser.

    Selecting the Advanced Search button in the Library Browser


  3. In the Advanced Search dialog that displays:

    Custom filter in Advanced Search dialog

    • Type in the Text Contains, Tags, and/or In Folder fields to use specified text, tags, and/or folders as search parameters.

    • Expand one or more of the Object Attributes categories and select attributes to use them as search parameters.

    • Click Edit to the right of Catalogs, then expand one or more of the categories, select catalogs, and click OK to exclude them from your search.*

      *Applies to Home Designer Pro only.

    • If you would like to save this filter for repeated use, click Save As, type a descriptive name in the Name field of the New Library Filter dialog that displays, and click OK.

    • If you would like to create additional filters, click New.

    • When you are done, activate the selected filter by clicking Search, or close the dialog without activating a filter by clicking Done.


  4. If you would like to quickly switch between saved filters, you can use the Advanced Search Advanced Search icon drop-down menu.

    Select <Not Filtered> to browse and search all content in your Library Browser, revealing any content that was previously hidden by an active filter.

    Using the Advanced Search button drop-down to choose a filter


To use Library Filters in Home Designer Pro 2023 and prior versions

Filters are not available in Home Designer Suite 2023, Home Designer Architectural 2023, and prior versions.

  1. If the Library Browser is not already open, select View> Library Browser Library Browser icon from the menu.


  2. Click on the Manage Library Filters Manage Library Filters icon button in the Filters panel of the Library Browser.

    Selecting the Manage Library Filters button in the Library Browser


  3. In the Manage Library Filters dialog that displays:

    Custom filter in Manage Library Filters dialog

    • Type a descriptive name for the filter in the Selected Filter Name field.

    • Select catalogs to hide them from your Library Browser when the filter is active.

    • If you would like to create additional filters, click New.

    • If you would like to activate a filter, use the Active Filter drop-down menu.

    • When you are done, click OK.


  4. If you would like to quickly switch between saved filters, you can use the Active Filter drop-down menu.

    Select Not Filtered to browse and search all content in your Library Browser, revealing any content that was previously hidden by an active filter.

    Using the Active Filter drop-down to choose a filter
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