Selecting a FirstSearch Database One FirstSearch database may be searched at a time. Click on the Database Area related to the information you want. Click on the database name you want to search. Click on Select Database . Once you have selected a database, basic FirstSearch strategies and detailed information about that database may be found by clicking on the Help button at the top of the screen.
Every database has a wordlist that contains words from that database's records.
Check the spelling or spelling variations of a word . See how many records in the database contain your word. Check the exact wording or punctuation of a bound phrase. To start a basic search, type words describing your topic in the Search For field and click on the Start Search button. Type computers in the field next to the words Search For .