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Search

The goal of this exercise is to use the search function to locate method content.

  1. Switch to the Authoring perspective if it is not already selected.
  2. Begin the search by doing either of the following:
    • Click the Search icon in the toolbar.
    • Click the Search menu in the main tool bar and select Search.
  3. Click the Method Search tab. Enter "architecture" in the text box and click Search.
    search window
    It will take a few seconds to find all occurrences. Results will be displayed in a new panel labeled Search.
  4. Expand the search results and double-click an element. The editor for the selected item is opened. If you have Link with Editor selected in the library view, the display will update to show you where the selected item is located in the library. If the Link with Editor is not selected, you can right-click an element in the Search view and select Show In > Library.
  5. Open the Search window again and repeat the same search but this time reduce the scope to just look for Task elements. Clear all the other content types in the scope panel. This time the search should be quicker and result in fewer hits.
  6. Open the Search window again and repeat the same search but this time use a wildcard like "arch*" as a file name pattern. Examine the results set.
  7. Experiment with other method searches.
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