Is there a way to search for something within a report?

Hi there, @KP512.

I'd be happy to share information about running the report you need.

In QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT), you can filter the reports based on the information you want to show by using the customization feature. In your case, you can set it to choose a specific transaction type, add or delete columns, add or remove information on the header/footer, and even personalize the font and style of the report.

To do this, here's how:

1. Open the report you need. 
2. On the Report window, click the Customize Report button.
3. On the Modify Report window, go to the tab/s you need to update.
4. Once done, select OK.

For more details about this process, see this article: Customize reports in QuickBooks Desktop.

To help you know more about running and managing reports in QBDT, here are some links that you can visit:

• Understand Reports
• Set report Preferences
• Create, Access, and Modify Memorized Reports

If you need more help modifying your reports, please don't hesitate to leave a comment below. I'll be more than happy to assist you anytime. Have a good one!

Thanks for replying.  Not really the answer I was looking for.  To have to change the filter for everything you want to find is a lot of extra work.  It is not a matter of searching for the same thing all the time.  When I look at a report in excel with a lot of transactions and I want to find a few transactions to drill into, going back and changing the filter for each single instance is not very efficient.  With all the hype I have heard about QuickBooks I had higher expectations.  Thanks for letting me know.