To search for text, specify the text string to search for in the Find box, set the search mode and then click the Find button. The recurrences of the searched text are listed in the Find tab of Message panel.
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If you want to replace the found text, specify it in the Substitute with box. The replacement must be done in the Find tab of Message panel. |
Search mode
The search mode indicates the correspondence between the specified text string and the one to be found.
| Option | Description |
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Whole word |
Find only whole words. For example: looking for "13", it finds the string "13, 14" but not the string "134" or "213". |
Single word |
Find only single words. For example: looking for "13", it finds the string "13" but not the string "13, 14" or the "134". |
Match case |
Find text by making a difference between upper and lower case characters. For example: searching for "Net1" finds "Net1" but not "NET1" or "net1". |
Where to search
Specify where to search.
| Option | Description |
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Search only in current view |
The search is carried out only among the objects belonging to the layers included in the current view. |
Search only in the current page |
Restrict the search to objects belonging to the current page only. |
Search on all pages of the document |
The search is carried out on all pages of the document. |
Specify in which objects the search is to be performed.
| Option | Description |
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Any type of object |
The search is carried out in any type of object, otherwise only objects belonging to the indicated types are taken into consideration. |
Search also in attributes |
Search the text also among the attributes of the object. |
Search only among selectable objects |
Enable this option to restrict the search to only selectable objects, disable it to extend the search to hidden or protected objects. |
Compare only text, ignore style |
Enable this option to ignore text formatting. |