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title: "Searching for a Giving Number"
slug: "searching-for-a-giving-number"
updated: 2024-01-26T03:36:37Z
published: 2024-01-26T03:36:37Z
canonical: "help.infoodle.com/searching-for-a-giving-number"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Searching for a Giving Number

There are several ways you can search for a Giving Number in infoodle. The method you use depends on what you're trying to achieve. Are you trying to find a person's Giving Number or are you looking to allocate someone a new Giving Number?

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To search for a Giving Number:

1. Click **Finance** on the Navigation Menu.

2. Click **Giving Numbers**.

3. You have a few options to search: You can either search for a person or search for a giving number or generate a list of all the current giving numbers.

4. To find out a person's Giving Number, start typing their name in the **Search for a person to check or setup their giving number box**. As you type, infoodle will search and show a list of possible matches. If a match is found, click on the one you want. Their Giving Number will be shown next to their name. To view their personal profile, select the persons name. 

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5. To search for a Giving Number, enter the Giving Number in the **Search for a person by giving number** field. Select **SEARCH**. To view their personal profile click on the person's name.

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6. To generate a list of all current Giving Numbers click on the **GENERATE LIST** button on the right hand side.

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:::(Info) ()
When searching for a person, you can search by a number of fields depending on what information you have available. The default is their name, but if you click on the **Person search options** you can select alternative fields in the dropdown menu.
:::

## Related

- [Giving Numbers](/giving-numbers.md)
- [Giving Number Settings](/giving-number-settings.md)
- [Adding a Giving Number](/adding-a-giving-number.md)
- [Editing a Giving Number](/editing-a-giving-number.md)
- [Deleting a Giving Number](/deleting-a-giving-number.md)
- [Combining Giving Numbers](/combining-giving-numbers.md)
- [Exporting Giving Numbers](/exporting-giving-numbers.md)