Searching text

When searching text, you can define the search text and various options for the search.

You have the following options to search for text:

  • Use the Edit > Find menu command.

  • Press the key combination Ctrl+F.

    or

  • click the symbol.

This function is only used for searching and in some cases marking search terms.

To search and replace text, use the Edit > Replace menu command, see also Searching and replacing text.

For intelligent search and replace of variables and FFBs you can use the Tools > Search/Replace menu command.

Representation

Search dialog display

Elements of the dialog box

Element

Description

Find:

Enter the text to be found. You can insert text from the clipboard or from the list of recently used terms.

Find whole words only

If you select this option, only the whole term is searched for and not parts of the term.

Match case

If you select this option, only terms are searched whose capitalization matches the text in the Find what text box.

Direction

Select the desired direction here.

Find Next

Use this command button to search for the next instance of the search target in the section.

Select All

Use this command button to mark all lines in the section that contain the search term with a bookmark, see also Using Bookmarks.

Find Previous

You have the following options to find earlier instances of the term defined in the Find dialog box:

  • Use the Edit > Previous menu command.

    or

  • press the Shift+F3 key combination.

Find Next

You have the following options to find later instances of the term defined in the Find dialog box:

  • Use the Edit > Find Next menu command.

    or

  • press the F3 key.