Quick Guides – Saved Searches

This brief guide gives you information on how to use the Saved Searches facility on Parlianet. This can be an invaluable feature of the service, particularly if you find yourself repeating the same searches frequently.

Parlianet allows you to save your searches so that you can use them again without having to re-type them. You can save as many searches as you wish.

Creating a personal account

In order to access this facility, you must create a personal account. To do this you need to log in to the service. On the “Log on” screen click the link shown below:

Once you have registered your own personal ID and password, you can search the Parlianet database as normal. Any search can be saved, even if it currently retrieves no results.

Saving a search

1. Once you’ve entered your search criteria and pressed Go, click the Save current search link on the Results Page to go to the Saved Searches page. Parlianet will remember which search option you used when it saves the search:
   
   
   
   
   
2. Click the Save current search button, enter a description (maximum 50 characters) for your saved search, and click OK:
   
   
   
   
   
3. You will now see that your search has been saved:
   
   
   
   
   

Using a saved search

To re-use a saved search, click the Saved Searches link in the left-hand navigation bar. You’ll now see a list of your saved searches. Select the search you wish to use and it will be transferred to the search screen which you originally used to perform the search. You can now run the search again or choose to edit it first.

• You can always see the details of any saved search by clicking Preview. You can also change the name of your saved search here by entering a new description:
  
  
  
  
  
• Click the Delete link to delete one of your saved searches.

Refining and editing your searches

Parlianet keeps track of your current search wherever you are, so you don’t have to save your search immediately. You can view and analyse the results and, if need be, refine and modify your search strategy. Click Search on the top green menu bar to return to your search.

When you’re happy with the search, return to the Saved Searches page. You’ll notice that your search now has a Replace option by it. Select this option to replace your old saved search with the current one or, if you want to keep the old one, choose to save it as a new search.

Last updated 12th April 2002