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Searching the CeBIT Catalogue of Exhibitors with InfoZoom

The InfoZoom search displays all exhibits and exhibitors at CeBIT 2007 with all their attributes in a single window:
	You can search the catalogue of exhibitors quickly by simply selecting the desired attributes.
	You can sort the displayed exhibitors by any attribute you choose.
	You can undo the selections by which you have narrowed down your search results at any time.
System Requirements
To use the advanced options for searching the CeBIT catalogue of exhibitors Java must be enabled in your Internet browser. JavaScript must be enabled for the print preview.

Screen view

Menu bar (blue)

Data area (yellow)

Attribute column, properties of the exhibitors (green)

Views: Overview and Table
Overview			All attributes pertaining to the exhibits are sorted independently of each other. If the number of exhibits shown is lower than 12, the display automatically switches to the Table view.
Table			Cells with identical values are merged. You can sort by any attribute of the selected exhibits.

Selecting values / limiting attributes

To select a value:

Click the desired value with the mouse.

Select a value

To select a range (from - to)

Move the mouse pointer to the start of the range, then click and drag the mouse to the end of the range. Release the mouse button and click the highlighted area.

Select a range

To select several values

Highlight the first value by clicking it and holding the mouse button down for longer than one second. Hold down the Ctrl key and click the remaining values you want to select one after the other. When you have highlighted all the desired values, release the Ctrl key and click one of the highlighted values or the Zoom in button.

Select several values

To make a selection using the Value list

If the number of values in a row is too great, you can use the Value list instead. Click on the attribute or the following symbol Value List Symbol

to open the Value list for an attribute.

Open Value List

In the Value list itself you can highlight one or more values.
Then click Zoom in to select the values.

Selection in Value List

Zooming in
Zoom in			Zoom in allows you to select highlighted values to limit your search results to them.
Undoing and redoing changes
Undo or redo an action			Click the Forward or Back button to undo the last step or redo the last step you undid.
Red values			A red value indicates that you have selected a single value.
Blue values			Blue values indicate that you have selected several values.
Resetting the display to its original state
Reset			Clicking the Reset symbol always returns you to the original state. All the modifications you made to narrow down your search results are undone.
Excluding values
Exclude			Use Exclude to exclude values from your search.
Full text search
Find			The full text search allows you to search for any desired term in all or the selected attributes. Click the Find button on the menu bar. Enter the term you want to search for and set the search options. When the search is executed, the search result is shown, i.e. the display zooms in on the items found. If the number of items found is lower than 12, the display automatically switches to the Table view.

Printing
Print			When you click the Print symbol on the menu bar, the print preview opens in a new browser window and your browser's printing function is started. If you would like the background colours of the table to be visible on the printout, activate the corresponding option in your browser. (For example in Internet Explorer under Tools - Internet Options - Advanced - Print - Print background color and images.)
Sorting by attributes
Sorting by attributes			Switch to the Table view and click on the sort arrow to the right of the attribute name.

Note: You can change the height of a row by moving the mouse pointer to the upper or lower edge of the row. The mouse pointer then turns into a vertical arrow. Press the mouse button and drag the row to the desired height (while holding the mouse button down).