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In the In list, click the domain or organizational unit you want to search.


In the Find list, click the object type you want to find. To build your own query using LDAP, click Custom Search.


Click to start your search.


Click to specify the path of your search.


Click the folder or domain in which you want to begin your search. You can perform your search in the entire directory, or start searching from a folder or domain within the directory.


Click to stop your search. Items found up to the point of stopping the search will be displayed.


Clears the specified search criteria.


Provides a space for you to type the name of the user, contact, or group you want to find. If you want to search for all users and groups in the domain, which you defined in the In list, leave this field blank, and then click Find Now.


Provides a space for you to type a description of the user, contact, or group you want to find.


Click to display the available search fields.


In the Condition list, click a condition to further define your search. For example, the condition "is (exactly)" searches for an exact match of the field and value.


Provides a space for you to type a specific value.


Adds the specified search criteria to a search list, which you can customize and save.


Removes the selected search criteria from your search list.


Lists search criteria you have defined using Field, Condition, and Value. You can add or remove search criteria to narrow or widen your search.


Lists the results of your search.


Provides a space for you to type the name of the printer or print device you want to find. If you want to search for all printers in the domain that is specified in the In list, leave this field blank, and then click Find Now.


Specifies the physical location of the printer or print device.


Type the model of the printer, such as HPLaserJet 5. All available printers of the model you type will be listed.


Select to locate all printers that can print double-sided.


Select to locate all printers that can staple the document.


Select to locate all printers that can print in color.


Select a paper size from the list to locate all printers that can print on this size.


Select a resolution from the list to locate all printers that can print the specified resolution.

Measured in dots per inch, higher resolutions (600 dpi) produce graphic images that are sharper and show finer detail, while lower resolutions (180 dpi) permit faster printing and less detail.


Select the pages per minute (ppm) to locate all printers that can print at the specified speed.


Provides a space for you to type the name of a computer you want to find. If you want to search for all computers in the domain, which you specified in the In list, leave this field blank, and then click Find Now.


Provides a space for you to type the name of the person whose computer is in the domain.


Select the role of the computer from the list. You can search for all computers on the network, computers that are workstations and servers, or computers that are domain controllers.


Type the name of the shared folder you want to find. If you want to search for all shared folders in the domain, which you specified in the In list, leave this field blank, and then click Find Now.


Type one or more keywords that are assigned to the shared folder.


Type the name of the directory folder you want to find. If you want to search for all directory folders in the domain, which you specified in the In list, leave this field blank, and then click Find Now.


The LDAP query is used to perform searches for a specific resource. To conduct your search, enter your search string here. For example, to find a common name in the domain, type (cn=name) where the name is the name of the object.


Adds the selected columns to the search results list.


Removes the selected columns from the search results list.


You can customize the information in your search results list by choosing from the columns listed here.


Lists the columns that will be displayed in your search results list. Under Columns available, you can specify additional columns to display in your search results list.