Collections are an extremely powerful tool in Plone. A Collection works much like a report or query does in a database. The idea is that you use a Collection to search your website based on a set of Criteria. There is a wide array of Criteria available to you in a Collection as well as a number of ways to control the way the results display on the Collection page.

This tutorial will seek to help you discover some of the more in depth features of Collections to allow you to get more out of your Plone website.

Features covered include:

• Adjusting the Display Settings
• Explanation of Criteria Fields
• Adjusting the Sort Order
• Understanding Date Fields
  

We will start by covering how to Adjust the Display Settings and what effect the different settings can have on your Collection.