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# Likhetssökning

Find terms that are similar to the Find text. Select this checkbox, and then click the Similarities button to define the similarity options.

Så här använder du det här kommandot...

or Command Ctrl+F

On the Table Data bar, click Find icon, then Similarity search check box, then click the Similarities button (database table view).

On the Form Navigation bar, click Record Search icon, then Similarity search check box, then click the Similarities button (database form view).

Choose Edit - Find & Replace - Similarity search check box, then click the Similarities button.

For example, a similarity search can find words that differ from the Find text by two characters.

## Inställningar

Definiera kriteriet som bestämmer om ett ord liknar sökordet.

### Byt ut tecken

Enter the number of characters in the search term that can be exchanged. For example, if you specify 2 exchanged characters, "sweep" and "creep" are considered similar.

### Lägg till tecken

Ange med hur många tecken som ett ord får vara längre än sökordet.

### Ta bort tecken

Ange med hur många tecken som ett ord får vara kortare än sökordet.

### Kombinera

Söker efter ett ord som matchar en kombination av inställningarna för likhetssökning.

Using Combine better meets a user's expectations from looking at the settings, but may return false positives. Not using Combine may match less than expected, but does not return false positives.

A Weighted Levenshtein Distance (WLD) algorithm is used. If Combine is not checked, then settings are treated as an exclusive-OR (strict WLD).If Combine is checked, then settings are treated as an inclusive-OR (relaxed WLD).

Be careful when using Replace All with Similarity Search. Best to be certain first about what will be found.