Saving a search

After you search for a keyword or series of keywords, you can save your search so that you can run it again at a later time. The searches you save are added to the Quick Searches pane.

About this task

Any directories that you created to organize your Quick Searches cannot be deleted. The directory structure is maintained.

Procedure

To save a search:

  1. In the Search workspace, click the Save Quick Search icon.
    The Save Quick Search dialog box is displayed.
  2. Enter a value in the Name and Tag fields. Adding a tag allows you to contain similar searches within a folder.
  3. (Optional) Specify a time range as an absolute or relative time. The default option is relative time.
  4. Click OK.
    The search is saved to the Save Quick Search pane.

What to do next

To use a saved search pattern, browse to the saved search in the Quick Searches pane and double-click the search pattern that you want to launch. You can also edit and delete the search from the right-click menu.