Find and Modify

Custom selection criteria can be defined to quickly and easily search for instruments, lighting positions, and accessories and to perform an action upon the search results.

To find and modify objects:

1. Select Spotlight > Find and Modify. 

The Find and Modify dialog box opens.

2. Select the type of object to be searched and specify the change(s) to occur to the items found.

Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Find All	Select the type of object to be searched, and then specify the criteria for the search. For example, find all instruments with a circuit number of 66. The list of values is filtered as the criteria are defined.
Change the __ field to __	A specific parameter value can be changed to a new value by clicking Change, selecting the parameter, and entering the new value. Instruments on a particular circuit can be changed to another circuit, for example.
Replace them with this symbol	Click Replace to change the found items to the item specified in the list. For example, find all instruments with a particular purpose, and change them to be of the same instrument type.
Assign this Label Legend	The label legend for found instruments can be changed by clicking Assign and selecting the new label legend
Renumber the __ field from __ starting at__	The renumber operation changes the numbering values for the specified item and location. Enter the starting number value for the change. For example, change the numbering for all PAR instruments on Electric #2 to begin with 12.
Copy the __ field to the __ field	One parameter from the searched item can be copied to another parameter by selecting the parameters from the lists in the Copy operation. For example, copy the circuit number to the dimmer number or the dimmer number to the channel number.
Change the class to __	Change the class of the found items by clicking Change the Class to
Just Select Them	The found item can simply be selected by clicking Just Select Them
Just Deselect Them	Deselect the items found by the custom search by clicking the Just Deselect Them option
Delete Them	Delete the items found by the custom search by clicking the Delete Them option
Item Count	Displays an item count of the objects meeting current criteria at the bottom of the Find and Modify dialog box

3. Once the find and modify criteria have been defined and action(s) specified, click OK. The selected change(s) will occur to the items located by the search.

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