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Click the Catalogues button and Search to locate a product (outside of a quote) or click Add Product when you are within a quote. This Locate Product screen appears:
Search Criteria
You can use the criteria at the top in any combination, e.g. select a catalogue and type part of a code to narrow the results.
Catalogue shows in the left hand column
Pick from your installed catalogues in A-Z order or leave selected on "All Products". If you are in a furniture quote your furniture (and door) manufacturer will be listed at the top. Once selected the list of products changes instantly.
Code
Type some or all of the product code. If live search is enabled the list changes to filter results immediately otherwise type the code and press Enter on the keyboard.
Type
Select a product type from the drop down box
Category
Select a product category from the drop down box
Range
This will list the range or series of products in non-furniture cataogues, e.g. Neff Series of ovens
You need to select a catalogue title first to filter range inside a catalogue
Option
This is usually the colour option of a non-furniture product
You need to select a catalogue title first to filter option inside a catalogue
Advanced Search
Type in some description or code of an item you are looking for. This can often be the quickest way to find something without using any other search criteria. The words you type can be in any order and search across all fields except the specification. E.g. "hob neff black N12" You can also search using a negative symbol to exclude words e.g. "neff hob -white" will not show white versions.
Specification
Type in words in any order to search the full text specification of products. You need to select a catalogue title first to search inside that catalogue.
Height, Width and Depth
You can search for products on set sizes with these operators:
= Equals will find product with dimensions that match the entered size
< Less than will find products with dimensions below the entered size
> Greater than will find products with dimensions above the entered size
<> Doesn't Equal will find product with dimensions that do not match the entered size
Reset
Click this to put all the search boxes back to default to begin a new search.
As the product list filters with your options you can click the clear button to remove just that filter.
Live Search
Tick this box so that the search boxes will search as you type. E.g. Type B and the results will immediately show all product codes beginning B. Without live search enabled you will need to press Enter after typing the code/search term.
Quick Add
Tick this box to enable an extra quick method of adding a product: just double-click the product's description in the central window to select it.
Price Guide
When you have a filter on a small list of products you can click Price Guide to show the matching products and sort by price. Then select the product to jump back to the previous locate product screen. Note this is not a price comparison guide across suppliers.
Pick a product...
Click on a product to view the image (if available) and the specification in the bottom pane of the window. This helps identify products.
Select a product
Click a product, then click Select Product if you are in the catalogues screen or Add to Quote if you are in a quote.
Basket
If you are in a quote double-click a product to add it to the shopping basket on the right-hand side. You can build up the contents of the basket and then click Select Product to add them all to the quote at the same time.
You can remove one product at a time from the basket with the button or empty the basket with the All button.