Command Quick Find

Symbol: Command Quick Find 1:

Hotkey: [Ctrl] + [F]

Function: The command scans the project or parts of it for a specific string.

Call: Menu Edit > Find and Replace

The command opens the Find and Replace dialog (Find in Files button is active), in which you enter the search string and the search options.

Find and Replace dialog

Replace in Files	Switches to the Find and Replace dialog (button Replace in Files is active)
Find what	Search string.
Look in	: Selection list with the objects that are searched: Entire solution: All editable places in all objects of the project are scanned. Current project: All open documents: All editors that are currently open in a window are scanned. Current document: Only the editor in which the cursor is currently located is searched. : Opens a dialog in which the objects to be searched can be defined more precisely.
Match case	: The search is case-sensitive.
Match whole word	: Only strings that exactly match the search string are found.
Look at these file types	Drop-down list for selecting a file type
Use Regular Expressions	Enables the button, which will help you enter regular expressions. This function ist not supported for PLC editors!
Display file names only	: Only file names are displayed.
Find Next	Start the search. The next search result is displayed at its position in the corresponding editor.
Find All	All search results are shown in the message window. The object and the exact position of the search result are displayed. (Decl): Declaration part of the object (Impl): Implementation part of the object Double-click on the list entry to display the search result in the editor.

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