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The Fuzzy Search is a variation on the Quick Search that allows you to search for a specific word and words spelled similarly to it. This tool can be used in a variety of circumstances, for example when working with documents that have been processed by optical character recognition software, since certain characters are often mistaken for similarly-shaped ones
during that process. You can also use the fuzzy search to look for words that may have been misspelled, or for words with British spellings (such as “flavour” and “flavor”).
The Fuzzy Search finds near-matches to your search requirements. It is available for searching your transcripts and/or full text (ocrBase) documents. When used to search transcripts and/or full text documents from the Case Folder - Main Window, the words found are displayed in a list of approximate matches. Filtered fuzzy searching lets you search transcripts and/or
ocrBase documents for near-matches of a single word, without having to wade through numerous false positives. This allows you to select only the words in which you are interested and run another search by clicking on the Search button. A standard search for these words is then launched, displaying the hits in the regular Search Results Window, from which you can print them, write them
to file, mark them as HotFacts, or drag them into the Case Organizer.
The List of Approximate Matches for a Filtered Fuzzy Search
- From the Case Folder - Main Window, check the ocrBase and/or transcript folders you wish to search.
- Enter the term for which you want to search into the Quick Search Box.
- Click the Fuzzy Search button
 on the toolbar.
- A list of approximate matches appears, with the original word(s) pre-selected. To narrow your search, enter a higher percentage similar and click on Refind. To broaden your search, enter a lower % similar, and click on Refind. (You can select percentages between 65% and 99%.)
- When you're satisfied with your list of matches, select the ones for which you wish to search by clicking on them; choose all words by clicking on Select ALL words. (You can deselect words by clicking on them.)
- Click the Search button. Your hits are displayed in the Search Results Window.
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