Find

You can search for a text portion that occurs in the document content, in names of attributes, in values of attributes or in comments of the document.

  1. Call up the Find tab of the Find and Replace Dialog.
    To call up the Find tab of the Find and Replace Dialog, do one of the following:
    • Choose Edit > Find .

    • Click the Find button on the toolbar.

    • Press Ctrl-F.

    The Find tab will appear.

    Figure 1. Find tab.



    Note:

    The Find and Replace Dialog is a " liquid dialog": it can have a different, docked appearance. For more information about liquid dialogs, see "Liquid" Dialog Boxes and Dialog Docking.

  2. Specify the text to find.

    In the Find field, enter the text to find.

    Figure 2. Find tab. Text to find is entered.



  3. Specify the search type for entered text.

    From the Search drop-down list, select where to search for the text entered in the Find field:

    Figure 3. Find tab. Specify where to search for text.



    • Text

      The text will be searched for in the document content.

    • Attribute Values

      The text will be searched for in the values of attributes.

    • Attribute Names

      The text will be searched for in the names of attributes.

    • Comments

      The text will be searched for in comments.

  4. Specify case sensitivity.

    To do a case-sensitive search, check the Match Case checkbox.

  5. Specify the search direction.

    To start the search at the cursor's location and move backwards toward the beginning of the document, check the Search Backwards checkbox.

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