# Using the Navigation/Search Bar

## Navigating the Users and Services Application

When performing administrations tasks, such as adding a user, creating a template, or adding MiCollab Client service, you can use the Navigation/Search bar to quickly access the required application page.

1. Type the task that you want to perform in the Navigation/Search bar. The following examples show the format that you should use when entering tasks:

   - Bulk import data from file
   - Manage deferred queue
   - Download example bulk import CSV file

   - Quick add a user

   - Add phone

   - Modify template

   - Create role

   - Add mailbox to last name smith

   - Add mca to user with first name john

2. Click . The application page that you use to perform the operation is displayed.

## Searching the Database

## Using Quick Search

By default, the search function finds matches in specific fields on the selected tab. It searches for the data that you enter in the Command line in the following fields:

Tab | Fields searched
--- | ---
None (Empty) | Fields (as listed below) for the current tab are searched.
Task | Task Description
Role | Role Name
User List | First Name, Last Name, Number
Templates | Template Name
Locations | Location, Location Description
Departments | Department, Department Description

For example, if you select the User tab, enter 1001 in the Command line, and click , the search function displays any records that have the number 1001 in the following fields: First Name, Last Name, Number.

## Using Advanced Search

To search records in each of the tabs of the main page:

1. Select the desired tab (for example, Task or User). Note that your search is restricted to the data records contained under the current tab.

2. Type your search query in the Find field. To search efficiently, include a field name in your command query. For example:

   - Find phone number <#####>

   - Show all users with first name <first name>

   - Show all users with Login ID <login id>

   - Find users with phone number <number>

   - Search users with department <department name>

   - Display users with email address <email address>

   - Search users with last name similar to <first name>

   - Search users with location <location name>

   - List users without mailbox

   - Show all users with mca service

3. Click . The results are displayed in the main window.

4. Click to clear the Task line.

Parent topic: Using the Interface