How to use the Combined Search

The combined search allows you to type in any subject or phrase search and searches all city, county, school board, university, community college or state agency listings including the associated subjects of those listed entities.

To use the Combined Search feature simply type in any keys words, select the number of results you would like presented and click on the Search button. 

Example:

Since the number of results presented may exceed 100, a default Advanced Search will be presented to refine your search. To refine the search simply use the additional fields. All results related to the words used in these fields will be in BOLD.

Example Advanced Search Fields:

All results in the combined search are presented as links which when clicked, open a window showing detail as it relates to the actual listing or subject and its location in the directory database.  Using the results (see example below) you would click the desired result. In this instance the result used will be:

Example Search Detail Window:

If there are multiple pages you can go to the next page by clicking on the page numbers located at the bottom of each search screen:

Once you have found the listing you would like to view more detail, simply click on the link as outlined above. If the listing is associated with a directory listing, the associated number will appear in red. The result will open the following screen and users should always make sure to click the “Close Window” button when finished:

How to use Entity Search Functions

To search city, county, school boards, universities, community colleges and state agency listings the functions are very simlar. For the example below the agency search will be used.

Entity searches allow you to type in any subject or phrase search and searches all state agency listings including the associated subjects of those listed entities.

To use entity search features simply select the agency, the screen will refresh, then select the city, type in any keys words, select the number of results you would like presented and click on the Search button.  To search all agencies just leave the agency and city as “None Specified”

Example:

All results in the agency search are presented as links which when clicked, open a window showing detail as it relates to the actual listing or subject and its location in the directory database.  Using the results (see example below) you would click the desired result.

Once the results are displayed and you would like to view more detail, simply click on the link as outlined above. If the listing is associated with a directory listing, the associated number will appear in red. The result will open the following screen and users should always make sure to click the “Close Window” button when finished:

How to use the Employee Search

The employee search allows you to type in any name and search a specific entities personnel or all entities in the directory database.

To use the Employee Search feature simply type in the first then last name or the last name comma and the first name or initial, select the number of results you would like presented and click on the Search button. 

Example:

All results in the employee search are presented as links which when clicked, open a window showing detail to the actual listing.  Using the results (see example below) you would click the desired result.

Once the results are displayed and you would like to view more detail, simply click on the link as outlined above. The result will open the following screen and users should always make sure to click the “Close Window” button when finished:

How to Use the Email Naming Standards Search

To use the email naming standards search simply select the agency you would like to view and click the Display button:

The next screen will display the results for the agency selected: