Use the
Find dialog box to find a string in a file.
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Click
.
The
Find dialog box appears.
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Type the text that you want to search for the active window into the
Find what field.
The default string is the last string you searched for.
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Check the
Wrap Search check box to begin and end the search for the specified text at the current location of the cursor.
When the check box is checked, the search continues past the end or beginning of the document back to the current location
of the cursor.
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Check the
Case sensitive check box to make the search sensitive to the case of the text string.
The default is to search with case sensitivity off.
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Set the direction for the search.
- Select
Up to have the search go from the current location of the cursor towards the top, or beginning, of the file.
- Select
Down to have the search go from the current location of the cursor towards the bottom, or end, of the file. This is the default
direction.
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Click
Find Next to locate the next occurrence of the text string.
If the search is successful, the first occurrence of the text string in the file is highlighted. If the search is not successful,
an informational message displays.