Complex criteria uses grouping brackets combined with operators and conditions to find specific groups of data. Before proceeding, please review the different types of operators and conditions and how to think about complex Mail List queries as a venn diagram.
Before proceeding, please read about about grouping criteria.
Whenever you have multiple lines of criteria using Or or Not operators, it is critical to manually set grouping that specifies which lines should be evaluated together. To manually set grouping, follow these steps:
Step 1
Highlight the lines on the Parameters Window that should be evaluated together. Then click the Group button. Repeat as necessary.
Step 2
Grouped criteria will appear inside parenthesis.