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=== Explore your data

With *Discover*, you use {ref}/query-dsl-query-string-query.html#query-string-syntax[Elasticsearch
queries] to explore your data and narrow the results with filters.

. Open the menu, then go to *Discover*.
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The `shakes*` index pattern appears.

. To make `ba*` the index, click the *Change Index Pattern* dropdown, then select `ba*`.
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By default, all fields are shown for each matching document.

. In the *Search* field, enter the following, then click *Update*:
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[source,text]
account_number<100 AND balance>47500
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The search returns all account numbers between zero and 99 with balances in
excess of 47,500. Results appear for account numbers 8, 32, 78, 85, and 97.
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image::images/tutorial-discover-2.png[]
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. Hover over the list of *Available fields*, then
click *Add* next to each field you want include in the table.
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For example, when you add the `account_number` field, the display changes to a list of five
account numbers.
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image::images/tutorial-discover-3.png[]

Now that you know what your documents contain, it's time to gain insight into your data with visualizations.