Finding features with attribute values
Steps:
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On the Data toolbar, click the Find button
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- Click the Features tab.
- Type the attribute value of interest in the Find text box.
- Click the In layers drop-down arrow and click the layer you want to search.
- Search for the attribute in all fields, in a specific field, or in the primary display field.
- Click Find.
- Right-click the found feature listed in the Results window and click Flash feature, Zoom to feature(s), or Identify feature(s).

Use the Find tool, which has a search field, if you know exactly what you are looking for. The fewer fields to search, the quicker the results. You can also access the Find tool by right-clicking a layer in the table of contents or clicking the Find button on the Data toolbar.
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Published 6/8/2010