TextCite has a variety of tools for finding a given citation, or for finding a group of citations that correspond to a set of criteria. Below is a list of the ways to find and filter citations available in TextCite.
Click on an author, publication or category in order to filter the citations visible in the table
Use the filter bar to filter the visible citations according to keywords and other criteria
The best way to search for a citation (or citations) depends on the information that you have about what you're looking for.
If you know the author, but not the publication, you can click the author's name in the Outlook Bar. then, in the citation table display, you can use the filter bar to limit the visible citations according to keywords.
Similarly, if you know the publication, click on its name in the Outlook bar, and use the filter bar to limit by keyword.
If you know the category that was assigned to the citation, find and click on the category, and then order by author or publication, or else use the filter bar to apply further limitations on the citations that are visible.
If you don't have (or remember) and of these pieces of information, you can use the advanced filtering techniques to combine criteria and find the citation you're looking for.
In general, the best way to make sure you can always find the citation you need is to make sure to apply categories carefully (and generously) to every citation you create; more categories are better than too few. Also be sure to give each citation a clear and accurate summary title (so you can identify it in the table display).
In this way, you can use categories to quickly go to the general topic you are interested in, and the summary titles will quickly indicate which of the citations are relevant.