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# Search and Filters
Use the Search bar to quickly find assets by keywords, metadata, or filters - even across large libraries.
## Search
The search bar allows users to use a simple search with keywords that will find and display the most relevant assets found.
### **Simple keywords search**
It is the search triggered by default when you use the main text bar, and looks for the entered keyword in title, description, filename, tags, along with all custom metadata.
Sorted by relevance (sorting adjustable afterwards, see [Sort](#sort)).
{% hint style="info" %}
Relevance is based on how closely the keyword matches fields like title, filename, tags, and metadata.
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In the search keyword, any non-alphanumeric character is taken as a separator (eg "-" or "\_") and the operation between those sub-keywords is AND.
When you combine search with [filters](#filter), only assets that match both your keyword and selected filters will be shown.
The results returned by this search are divided into 2 sections, in order:
* Exact: all complete sequences of alphanumeric characters (at least) are matched.
* Partial/Fuzzy (aka extended): truncated sequence of alphanumeric characters, including small variations (e.g. typo), provided relevance is above a threshold (70% by default).
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* **Exact results**: exact keyword match (e.g. “banner”)
* **Partial/Fuzzy results**: similar matches (e.g. “banners”, “baner”)
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## Sort
Use the sort menu above the assets to change the order in which they are shown. You can sort by:
* **Relevance**: available only when a search keyword is entered.
* **Created**: the date the asset was added to the DAM.
* **Modified**: the last date the asset was edited or its metadata was changed.
* **Name**
* **Size**
* **Format**
Each option can be applied in ascending or descending order.
In List view, you can also sort by clicking a column header, such as **Name**, **Format**, **Visibility**, **Labels** or **Modified**.
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Sorting and the [timestamp filter](#by-timestamp) use the same names for the two dates, **Created** and **Modified**, so you can filter and sort by the same date.
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## Filter
### By timestamp
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Assets can be filtered by their creation or last modification date using pre-defined or custom time frames
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First choose which date to filter on:
* **Created**: the date the asset was added to the DAM.
* **Modified**: the last date the asset was edited or its metadata was changed.
Then choose a time frame: **Today**, **Last week**, **Last month** or **Last year**, or set a custom range with **Before date**, **After date** or **Between dates**.
The applied filter shows the date and the time frame you picked, for example *Modified: Last week* or *Created: Last month*.
### By file format
|  | With the format filter, user can choose from a list of asset types or file formats depending on the content of the DAM container |
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### By filesize
|  | Filtering by filesize by entering a size range |
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### By tags
|  | This option allows user to filter by selecting one or more tags in the container |
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### By metadata
|  | The metadata filter allows user to select multiple metadata fields as well as multiple values for each field and apply them as filters |
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### By image info and content
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The image group of filters lets user filter by image dimensions/resolution, contents, color or aspect ratio.
Some of these filters produce results only if a corresponding postprocess is active for the project and all available files are passed through it.
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### By owner (uploader)
Filter results based on the the account used to upload. Supports filtering by multiple values at once and anti-pattern.
Only currently active accounts are displayed in the selectable list.
### By Product Reference
Allows users to filter results based on the product_ref field. Supports filtering by multiple product values at once.
Users must go to the Preferences section under the Project tab and toggle the Products Filter setting to enable this filter. Once enabled, the "Products" filter will be available for use in the search bar.
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Search results depend on how well metadata (titles, tags, descriptions) is filled in. Missing or inconsistent metadata may lead to incomplete results.
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### Pin your Searches
You can pin frequently used searches to save time. This allows you to quickly access and reuse the same search criteria later.
