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Finding text with keyboard shortcut keys

You can use keyboard shortcuts for finding text in the Editor view and the Translation Memories view.

About this task

The keyboard shortcuts are available if the Editor window is the active window.

Procedure

  1. Go to the Projects view and select the project you want to work on.
  2. Go to the Files view and double-click the file you want to work on.
  3. In the Editor view, select Edit > Find.
  4. On the Find tab, in the Find and Replace dialog, enter the searched text in the Find what box and use the keyboard shortcuts below:
    • Find next - Find next always searches down the file, regardless of the Search up option. Press F4 to find the next instance of your search text entered in the Find and Replace dialog during the current session.
    • Find previous - Find previous always searches up the file, regardless of the Search up option. Press Shift+F4 to find the previous instance of your search text entered in the Find and Replace dialog during the current session.
    • Search up - If you search in a selection, the behavior is slightly different. As long as the user does not move the cursor manually:
      • If you select Search up, Find previous will terminate at the end of the initial selection, while Find next will restart the search in the entire file, as opposed to the selection.
      • If you clear Search up, Find next will terminate at the end of the initial selection, while Find previous will restart the search in the entire file, as opposed to the selection.