Hello ranbyb2004!

This thread is for QuickBooks Online and most of the steps are not applicable to QuickBooks Desktop. Let me share with you the steps on how to search for a transaction using an entry entered in the memo field.

When you open your QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2017, press the Ctrl + F on your keyboard. This will open the Find window. On the Advanced tab, select the Memo from the filters and enter the text or words you added in the Memo field. Then, tap Find. It'll give you all the transactions with that memo.

All the keyboard shortcuts in QuickBooks Desktop are listed here: Keyboard shortcuts in QuickBooks Desktop.

In addition, you'll want to check this article: Customize customer, job, and sales reports in QuickBooks Desktop. This will show you how to pull up the commonly used reports in QuickBooks Desktop and how to personalize them.

Keep on posting here if you have additional concerns. Take care!