When you open a schedule in the visual schedule builder (VSB), the Shift tab has all your shifts laid out visually so you know which staff are coming in, when they are working, their role, where they are working, and any labels or colours you've added to the shift. 


But when you have a big schedule with a lot of shifts it can be hard to pick out the information you are looking for:


 


To make it easier to manage, the Shift canvas has it's own quick filter (magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner):



When you click the icon a search bar appears. When you type in the search bar the filter shows only the data that matches your search criteria. 


You can search for an employee's name ...



... or a particular role ...



... or your shift labels:



To return to your full schedule just hit the Esc key.


Pro tip: To save time you can open the Shift canvas quick filter by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + to enable search, then click C again to focus on the canvas.