The Custom Search feature allows you to perform searches for headlines which include filtering for keywords, News Categories, and News Services.
To perform a Custom Search
Click the Custom Search button found on the Active Plug-in toolbar.
OR
Right-click on the News window to display the context menu, then select Search, then Custom Search.
Result: The Search Options dialog box displays.
In the Services and Categories section, select the News Service(s) you wish to search.
To select one service, click on it to highlight it.
To select multiple services, click on the first service you want, then hold your CTRL key while selecting additional services.
To select all services, click the Select All Services button.
Next, select the Categories you wish to search.
To select one category, click on it to highlight it.
To select multiple categories, click on the first category you want, then hold your CTRL key while selecting additional categories.
To select all categories, click the Select All Categories button.
In the Keywords section, enter the keyword, keyword phrase, or multiple keywords (separated by a connector word).
In the Symbol section, enter a Stock symbol.
In the DJ Category Codes section, manually enter a Dow Jones category code, such as n/HOT or n/PTR. Or select a category from the drop down menu.
In the Search Options section, you may optionally search for headlines that fall within a date range. To do this, check the field Only Search Stories Between, then enter the starting and ending dates in the fields provided.
Search Filters
You may save this custom search for retrieval at a later time by saving it as a filter.
To save a new filter, click Save, enter a name for the filter, then click OK.
To overwrite the settings of an existing filter, select the filter from the Filters drop-down list, then click Save. Click OK to verify the changes to the filter.
Click Search to perform the search and return to the News window.