According to one aspect of the present invention, a method includes
displaying a search tool bar including a search icon. The method also
includes displaying a search center pane after a user selects the search
icon, wherein the search center pane includes a search frame. The method
further includes selecting a search category from a dropdown list of
search categories in the search frame. In addition, the method includes
entering a search keyword. Furthermore, the method includes searching a
database for data records matching the search category and the search
keyword.