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Search and quick actions

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Search finds your contacts, deals, conversations, campaigns and content from any page. It also has quick actions, so you can add a lead or jump to a page without using the menu.

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Search, showing a help article in the results

Search for something

  1. In the sidebar, select Search. Or press ⌘K on a Mac, or Ctrl K on Windows.
  2. Type at least 2 characters.
  3. Use the arrow keys to pick a result, then press Enter. Or select the result.

Results come in groups, with up to 5 in each:

Group What it matches
Contacts Name, email, phone number or area
Deals The lead's name or area
Conversations The latest message in the conversation
Campaigns Campaign name
Content Title

If nothing matches, Search says so and suggests trying a name, email, phone number or area.

To close Search, press Esc or press ⌘K (Ctrl K) again. The shortcut doesn't open Search while you're typing in a field.

Use a quick action

When Search opens, it lists quick actions:

Action What it does
New lead Opens the form to add a lead
Import contacts Opens the CSV import
Go to Today Opens Today
Go to Pipeline Opens Pipeline
Go to Conversations Opens Conversations

Typing filters the list. For example, "new" finds New lead, and "inbox" finds Go to Conversations.

Recent searches

When you open a result, Ostira remembers what you typed. Your last 5 searches appear when Search opens. They're saved in this browser only. To remove them, select Clear recent searches.

On your phone

  1. Select More.
  2. Select Search.
  3. Type your search and select a result. To close Search without choosing, select Cancel.

See Use Ostira on your phone.

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