You can use a combination of these fields by putting data in each search box. You can Sort each field by clicking on the title of the column. Click once to sort A-Z, click again to sort Z-A. The data will update after a few seconds of no input from the user. filter can be added after the data has updated and then will update again. FIRST NAME defaults to Contains, some other useful filters are Does Not Contain, Starts With and Equal To. DATE OF DEATH, and PUBLICATION DATE default to Equal To, other useful filters are Greater Than and Less Than. To search by date of death or date of publication, use the date picker or type a date in the format "mm/dd/yyyy" and press enter or use the filter icon to search a range of dates. All filters can be applied at the same time. To start over, click the "Reset Filters" button.