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Help Searching for Information on Blink

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Learn how to find the information you need from Blink.

Searching Blink pages and the employee directory

Two search options are located at the top of every Blink page.

Use the Search Blink selection on the left to search content in Blink as well as content on ucsd.edu.

Use the Search Faculty/Staff selection on the right to search the employee directory. Search by name, email, phone or fax number. See example search terms.

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Problems with search results

If search results lead to Page Not Found, this means the page was moved or deleted, but the search engine is still showing the old results.

Let us know what you were searching for and we can adjust the search settings accordingly.

Using Ctrl + F with drawers

Pressing the Ctrl key and F key opens the Find command in your browser, allowing you to search for a particular word on a web page. This is especially useful for searching a long page for specific information such as a name or numeric code.

However, Ctrl + F does not search the text of closed drawers.

Click the Expand All link above the first drawer before using Ctrl + F to search the text of drawers.

Using data tables

This sample data table displays all 13 entries. For longer tables, you can select the number of entries shown on the page using the drop-down box in the upper left. If needed, advance to the additional pages using the links in the lower right.

Click on any column to sort the data by that column. Click it a second time to sort in reverse order.

The Search box in the upper right allow you to search for particular information. For example, type 'new' into the box and only those rows that contain 'new' will be shown.

13 Original Colonies of the United States of America

Sample searchable data table
Colony Name Founded Statehood (yr-mo-day)
Virginia 1607 1788-06-25
New York 1626 1788-07-26
Massachusetts 1630 1788-02-06
Maryland 1633 1788-04-28
Rhode Island 1636 1790-05-29
Connecticut 1636 1788-01-09
New Hampshire 1638 1788-06-21
Delaware 1638 1787-12-07
North Carolina 1653 1789-11-21
South Carolina 1663 1788-05-23
New Jersey 1664 1787-12-18
Pennsylvania 1682 1787-12-12
Georgia 1732 1788-01-02

Additional UC San Diego search resources

Contact Workplace Technology Services for help or more information.