In plain English
It narrows what is shown instead of changing the items themselves. When this option is used, the results include only items marked as archived.
In context
Here, "archived only" labels the filter setting that shows only records that have been archived.
- Situation
- Using dashboards, tables, filters, sorting, views, and bulk controls
- What it communicates
- labels a filter for showing only archived records
Meaning limits
The term alone does not say how an item becomes archived or what other result sets may exist.
Examples
“With archived only selected, the search showed three archived records and hid the unarchived ones.”
“Before comparing old entries, she switched the list to archived only.”