To Search for Cities in a Radius
1.From any of the main tables: In Organization Data, click the Browse button in the Area field to open the Browse Areas dialog.
From Advanced Reports: Double-click on a row in the Areas table OR click the  button to open the Browse Areas dialog |
2.In the Search Areas dialog, click the Radius Search tab.
3.Begin typing the name of the city, and a list of matching areas is displayed. Continue typing until the area you want is highlighted OR scroll down the list and click on the desired city.
4.Enter a numerical value for the maximum distance from the selected city.
5.Select mi (miles) or km (kilometers).
6.All areas within the selected distance from the specified city are listed.
To Create a User-Defined Average
1.Follow steps 1-6 above in To Search for Cities in a Radius.
2.Click the Create New UDA button.
3.Enter a unique name for the new user-defined average. Click OK.
4.Select areas to add to your user-defined average using one of these techniques:
•Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard while clicking a second city to select all cities between the first and the second selected cities. This allows you to select a group of areas that are contiguous (i.e. next to each other).
•Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard while selecting an additional city. This allows you to select multiple areas that are anywhere on your list, not necessarily next to each other.
•Click Select All to include all areas in your list.
5.Click OK to return to the main table. The new area will be selected and saved under the User-Defined Averages filter.
To Add Multiple Areas to a Table
| 1. | Follow steps 1-6 above in To Search for Cities in a Radius. |
2.Click on a single area or select multiple areas using one of these two techniques:
•Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard while clicking a second city to select all cities between the first and the second selected cities.
•Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard while selecting a second city to add that city only.
3.Click the OK button to enter these areas in the Advanced Reports table.
Please note that distance between cities is determined using latitude and longitude and is typically a city center (post office location) to city center comparison.
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To Edit a User-Defined Average
To Select a User-Defined Average
See Select User-Defined Average
To Create a User-Defined Average
See Create User-Defined Average
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