英文原文：Find and narrow records

英文原文：Step 1 — Search for your topic

英文原文：Open 搜索, type a word such as housing in the search field and press 搜索. This needs JavaScript switched on, but no account or email address. Results are grouped by kind of record. Read each result's match explanation before choosing it. Counts change as records change.

英文原文：Step 2 — Open the relevant collection

英文原文：Open Browse and choose the kind of record you need. Use People + organizations for agencies, boards and vendors, 人员 for appointments and hiring outcomes, or 考试 for civil-service applications. The destination's heading confirms the collection.

英文原文：Step 3 — Narrow the list

英文原文：For a dated example, open 会议. In the filters above the results, enter a word in 搜索. Open 更多筛选 to choose 日期范围, 受影响区域 and 机构. The list updates to match. Other collections offer different controls. Controls and what they give you is an optional lookup.

英文原文：Step 4 — Keep and reopen the view

英文原文：Copy the full address from your browser's address bar and paste it into a new tab. Check that the collection and selected filters match. The link repeats your query against the records available when opened. It does not freeze today's results.

英文原文：Step 5 — Check the record's current opportunity

英文原文：Open a result by its title and read its status, dates and official-source link. For practice, Caseworker, exam 7016 has a 已关闭 application window. That historical record teaches the process. It is not an invitation to apply. For a current application, return to 考试 and check an open window at its official source.

英文原文：When results are empty or unknown

英文原文：Remove a filter or shorten the keyword in the same controls, then search again. A loaded list with no matches describes the records searched, not everything the city has done. If a source could not be reached, its answer is unknown. Reload or open the record's official source before concluding it has no records.