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Simple Batch is the easiest way to start using the Batch Search function of FirstStop.

Note: When you create a simple batch, all searches will be conducted in simple search mode and only the search sources selected in the current category will be used. If you need more sophisticated settings for your searches, you'll need to use the Batch Editor.

  1. Select the search category (menu Categories) for your batch search and make sure that the search sources to be used are checked.
  2. From the Batch menu, select Simple Batch. The Simple Batch dialog will appear.
  3. In the edit box, type your search strings, one per line. If you have a ready document with search strings you can just copy them from this document. Alternatively, you can load search strings from a plain text file - use the "Load from file" button.
  4. Specify how many results you need for each search. You can change the maximum number of results per search engine and per search.
  5. Click "OK". The Batch Editor dialog with your new batch will appear.
  6. In the "Save results in" edit box specify the location on disk where you want the search results to be saved.
  7. Click the "Start" button to start your batch search.

When the batch search is finished, you will be prompted to view a report with search results for every search in the batch.

See also:
Batch Editor