Search & Navigation
Find anything in seconds — global search, keyboard shortcuts, saved views, and list-view filter syntax.
Search & Navigation
You'll spend more time finding records than creating them. These tools make it fast.
🔍 Global search
The search bar at the top of every page searches everything at once: accounts, contacts, leads, opportunities, cases, products, contracts, knowledge articles, even files.
- Press / or Ctrl+K (Mac: ⌘+K) to focus the search bar from anywhere.
- Start typing — results appear after 2 characters.
- Use ↑ ↓ to navigate, Enter to open.
Search operators
| Operator | Example | Effect |
|---|---|---|
"exact phrase" | "acme corp" | Match the exact phrase |
object:type | object:opportunity acme | Restrict to one object type |
owner:me | owner:me stale | Only records you own |
owner:@alice | owner:@alice | Records owned by Alice |
tag:vip | tag:vip status:open | Tagged records |
created:>30d | created:>30d closed | Created more than 30 days ago |
-keyword | acme -inactive | Exclude a keyword |
What gets searched
Search reads visible records only — sharing rules and field-level security apply. You can't accidentally find records you're not allowed to see.
⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| / or ⌘K | Open global search |
| G then H | Go to Home dashboard |
| G then L | Go to Leads |
| G then O | Go to Opportunities |
| G then C | Go to Cases |
| N | New record (on a list view) |
| E | Edit (on a detail page) |
| S | Save |
| ? | Show all shortcuts |
| ⌘+Enter | Submit form |
| ⌘+/ | Toggle AI Copilot panel |
📋 List views
Every object has list views (Leads, Opportunities, etc.). They share the same controls.
Built-in vs personal vs shared
- Built-in views ship with the system (All Open Opportunities, Pending My Approval).
- Personal views are saved for just you.
- Shared views are saved for a group or the whole org (admin permission required).
Filtering
Click Filters to add criteria. Each row is a field operator value predicate, combined with AND by default.
Operators include: equals, not equals, contains, starts with, in list, is empty, >, <, between, in last N days, in role hierarchy.
You can switch the join from AND to OR with the toggle, or use Advanced for complex logic with parentheses.
Saving a view
After tweaking filters / columns / sort:
- Click Save as.
- Name it (e.g., "My deals closing this quarter").
- Pick visibility — private / share with group / share with org.
Your saved views appear in the dropdown next to the list-view name.
Bulk actions on list views
Tick the checkboxes (or "select all matching filter") and use:
- Mass edit — update the same field on N records.
- Mass delete — admin only on most objects.
- Mass assign — change owner.
- Add to campaign — for leads / contacts.
- Export — CSV / Excel.
- AI skills — bulk-run a skill (e.g., qualify 100 leads at once).
📌 Pinning, favourites, and recent
- Pin any record, view, or report (star icon) — shows in your left-nav favourites.
- Recent — your last 20 visited records, always one click away.
- Following — records you've followed for activity-feed notifications.
🗂️ App launcher
Click the app launcher (top-left grid icon) to switch apps:
- Enterprise CRM — daily user app.
- Admin — for sysadmins.
- Custom apps — any apps your admin built.
You can drag apps to reorder; pin your most-used app as the default.
🧭 Personalising your home
Right-click any dashboard tile → Pin to home. Build a Home that fits your role:
- Reps: Today's tasks, My pipeline, Latest activity.
- Managers: Team pipeline, Slipping deals, SLA risks.
- Execs: Bookings vs plan, Top accounts, Renewal pipeline.
Tips
- ✅ Use ⌘K as your one universal entry point — faster than clicking.
- ✅ Save three personal views per object you use daily — My open, Today, Stale.
- ✅ Pin your top dashboard so it loads on every login.
- ✅ Don't fight the filters — if you keep refiltering, save the view.