Music - Filter Buttons (function keys)

Music Filter Buttons are located near the top of the following windows:

1. Edit Music Database
2. Music Database (Load from)
3. Music Quick List

Pressing a Filter Button filters and sorts the data in the music grid to a preset configuration.

Each filter button has an associated function key (F1 to F10) to quickly invoke the button.

For example, pressing the button above filters the grid to only show patter music marked with a rating of 5.

This help page describes three different ways to set a filter button:

1. the easy way
2. the generalized way
3. via the Filter Editor

Notes:

• If the resulting page for a filter button is not alphabetized, right-click on the filter button and select 'sort by Title'.
• Right-clicking on the filter button also allows you to edit the caption, select colors, swap the button with another button, or clear the filter.

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How to set a Filter Button (the easy way)

Example: Setting F6 button to "Singing Calls"

1. Enter 'singer' in the Find Panel

   
    

2. Make sure no other filters are set

   If the lower left portion of the grid has an image similar to the one shown below, press the button to remove the filter.
   
    

3. Sort the grid by Title

   Left-click on the header for the Title column.
   
    

4. Right-click on the button to set, then select 'Set button to current filter'

   
    

5. Enter a caption for the filter

   

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How to set a Filter Button (generalized way)

Example: Setting F6 button to "Royal Records", "Singing Calls" with "Rating = 5"

1. Filter the grid upon the desired criteria

   See Grid Filters for more information.
   1. In the column filter for Label, enter 'royal'.
      
      If the column filter is not visible, customize the grid so that the column filter is visible.
      Within the 'Panels' panel, make sure 'Column Filters' is checked.
      Alternatively, you could type 'royal' into the Find Panel.
      Doing this, however, will also find music items that have the word 'royal' as part of their song title.
      
       
   2. In the column filter for Genre, enter 'singer'.
      
       
   3. In the Rating header, left-click on the little filter icon , and select '5 = Excellent'.
      
       

2. Right-click on the button to set, and select 'Set button to current filter'

   
   Right-clicking on the button allows other options:
   • If the grid is not sorted by title, you may want to select the 'Sort by Title' option.
   • You may change the background and foreground colors for the button.
    

3. Enter a caption for the filter

   

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How to set a Filter Button using the Filter Editor

Example: Setting F6 button to be "Royal" or "Chaparral" recordings

1. Press the 'Editor' button (upper left) to open the grid's Filter Editor

   
    

2. Set the filter to the state shown below by clicking on items and selecting or typing as appropriate

   
   Press 'OK' or 'Apply' then close the Filter Editor.
    

3. Right-click on the button to set, and select 'Set button to current filter'

   
    

4. Enter a caption for the filter