The Search Pane allows you to search for entries based on a wide variety of search criteria, which can be combined to pinpoint exactly the document or documents that you need. You can select one or more search types best suited for finding the information you want. (You can also perform searches using a combination of regular and advanced search options.) When combining multiple searches, only search results that satisfy all search criteria will be returned. Most search types support wildcards or advanced search operators.
After performing a search, the results will be displayed in the Contents Pane. A search result can be viewed by double-clicking it. Opening a text search result will take you directly to the matching word or phrase. After performing a search, you can also search within your results by refining your results.
Tip: To increase the flexibility and power of your search, combine individual search types using advanced search syntax.
To search in the Search Pane
Note: After performing a document or annotation text search, the Contents Pane (displayed to the right of the search pane) will be split in half. The top half will display a list of documents containing the search term, along with a count of occurrences. The bottom half will contain a list of occurrences for the currently selected document, along with a line of context and the page number on which the search term occurs.
Note: You can also use advanced searches for even more search flexibility and power. See the advanced search options of each search type for more information.
Note: The default search types listed in the Select a search type drop-down menu are Annotation Text, Any Field and Template, Basic Search, Comments, Created By, Digital Signatures, Electronic File, Last Modified, Name, Pages, Stamp Name, Tags, Text, Versions, and Within Folder.
Note: If you need to perform Records Management searches, select Records Management from the Filter type drop-down menu.
The search results will appear in the Contents Pane. To open a particular search result, double-click it. To search within a document, type the search term in the Search document text box and click the magnifying glass or press ENTER.
The context hits will appear at the bottom of the Contents Pane. You can double-click the occurrence of the word or phrase from the context list to directly open the document to the page where the search term appears. If a document contains multiple context hits, you can move between hits by selecting Next Hit or Previous Hit from the View menu. The Image Pane will refocus on the location of the next or previous context hit in the document, and the matching term will appear highlighted both on the image and in the Text Pane.
Note:Next Hit and Previous Hit only toggle between context hits in the document you have selected from the search results. To view context hits from another document, you must return to the Search Results Pane and open that document.
Note: The Next Hit and Previous Hit options are available only if you have opened a document from a search or if you perform a search within a document.
After you have performed a search, you can search within your results using new criteria. This option is especially useful if your first search returns a very large number of results and you want to narrow your results.
Note: The Refine results button will be disabled until you run an initial search.