In 2011 QuickBooks has added a faster more effective search feature. If you have been using QuickBooks for a number of years, your QuickBooks file probably contains thousands of transaction. So, finding exactly the information you want in QuickBooks is not always easy. Moreover, sometimes you are not just looking for transaction information, but would also like to find a specific bit of information about a customer or vendor that does not appear in any transaction.
The new 2011 search feature can search 39 different categories of information including reports, invoices, bills, contacts, estimates, journal entries, as well as any transaction or information record based on any key word you choose. In addition, you can refine the search to any or all of the 39 types of information and you can further refine the search with date filters and amount filters.
This is a great way to quickly fine the specific information you are looking for among the thousands of records in your data file.