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Extracting query results

Once you have performed a query and returned a list of results, you can extract those results to the Windows clipboard (to be pasted into another application), or to the printer, or to a file.

To extract results:

  1. Select Tools > Extract from the menu, or click the Extract button.
  2. Include - Indicates the information you wish to extract from the current search results.
    • Document names - The extract will contain the full document names.
    • Document titles - The extract will contain the document titles.
    • Current result list - The extract will contain the same columns currently selected in the document list
    • Word hitlist - This extract will contain the list of words found.
    • Context of list - This extracts the full context listing. Note that this can be a large extraction and is not recommended for very long lists.
    • Category list - This extracts the categories list returned by the current query.
    • Entity list - This extracts the entity list returned by the current query.
  3. To - indicates the destination where the information is to be copied.
    • Windows clipboard - Extracts directly to the clipboard. The extract can then be pasted into other documents or programs, such as MS Word.
    • Printer - The extract will be printed.
    • File - Select this option to save the result list to a file. Click on Browse to select a location and enter a name for your file. This can be saved as either TXT or CSV formats.
  4. Include index name and query
    Checking this box will make the name of the searched index and the query be placed at the top of the extract.
  5. Click OK to begin the extraction process.
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