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I'm new to CiviCRM, so if this feature exists maybe someone could point me in the right direction.

Is there a way to extend the Autocomplete custom field option so it checks if a word (or partial word) is contained with a given answer? Right now it seems to just check the first word.

For example: if I have a list of AZ universities, like:

Arizona State University
Northern Arizona University
University of Arizona

Currently if I enter "Arizona," only "Arizona State University" appears as a selection. Enter "University" only "University of Arizona" shows up.

But if the AC field was programmed to show any value that contains a word, then a search for "Arizona" would show all three.

Not a big deal in my small list example. But I want to create value lists with hundreds of high schools and colleges that the user fills in during account creation. A kid might not know his high school is called "Carl J. Hayden High School" and just look for "Hayden."

Thanks,
Steve

I'm not talking about search fields. I'm talking about a Custom data field with "Autocomplete select" feature. I don't think search fields options connect to data field options?

What I'm looking for are extended options like are offered with Drupal's "Autocomplete Widgets for Text and Number Fields" (http://drupal.org/project/autocomplete_widgets).

Steve