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Searching in Flyntlok

Find customers, rentals, machines and parts in seconds.

Brandon Weaver, then a Flyntlok consultant, shows the quick search bar at the top left of Flyntlok, with shortcuts for customers, rentals and machines, plus the Ctrl+S hotkey that searches items and jumps to the item dashboard.

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August 29, 2019

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The fourth Flyntlok University video. Brandon Weaver, then a consultant at Flyntlok and now its Customer Success Lead, shows two ways to find things fast: the quick search bar and a hotkey for items.

Recorded in August 2019 on an earlier version of Flyntlok. With releases about every two weeks since, some screens have changed.

Examples on click. Click into the search bar to see what you can search for.
Search shortcuts. Type C with a customer ID, name or company, or R to look up a rental.
Ctrl+S for items. Search any item and jump straight to its item dashboard.

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Brandon Weaver

Customer Success Lead

Flyntlok

Brandon Weaver is Customer Success Lead at Flyntlok. He first worked at Flyntlok from 2017 to 2020 as a software consultant implementing it at equipment dealerships, and came back in 2026 after project management and sales roles.

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How do I search for a customer in Flyntlok?

Click into the quick search bar at the top left and type C with the customer ID, name or company. Click into the bar any time to see the list of search shortcuts.

Is there a shortcut to search parts and items?

Yes. Press Ctrl+S to search items, then click a result to go straight to its item dashboard.

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Searching in Flyntlok

About this video

What has shipped since this video

What the video covers

What dealers ask

See it with your own data

How do I search for a customer in Flyntlok?

Is there a shortcut to search parts and items?

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A real dealer's day-to-day demo

Behind the Road Map

The Industry’s Fastest Customer Support

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What OPE Dealers Need in Dealership Software

Built together. Built to grow.

From a tent to five stores.

Four generations. One view of the business.

How to Evaluate Material Handling Dealer Management Software

Heavy Equipment Management Software: What It Is, What It Should Do, and How to Choose the Right Fit

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