There are several ways to move throughout text:
The most common way to navigate text is with the mouse and navigation keys:
You can also go directly to a procedure by clicking the Object box in the upper left corner of the document, and then clicking a procedure in the Event box in the upper right corner of the document.
To edit a document elsewhere and then return to your current location, add a bookmark.
To add a temporary bookmark
To return to a temporary bookmark
Tip Another way to return to a location is by using the Navigate Backward and Navigate Forward buttons.
To remove one or more temporary bookmarks in a document
or
Note To delete a single bookmark, click the line that has the bookmark and press CTRL+K twice.
Using incremental search is often a good way to navigate to another location in the current document. You can search a single document or window by entering text character by character to locate text as the characters accumulate.
To navigate using incremental search
or
Press CTRL + I.
The cursor icon changes to a binocular with an arrow, indicating the search direction, and the status bar displays "Incremental Search:".
Note Incremental search uses the last setting choice for the Match case option located in the Find or the Replace dialog box.
The status bar displays the text you are entering while the editor highlights the first occurrence that matches the text. As you continue typing, the editor moves to the next match and highlights it. If no matches are available, the status bar displays "Incremental Search: <text> (not found)".
Note Incremental search does not apply to text that has been collapsed or concealed. Also, regular expressions and wildcards are not available for use in incremental search text.
Use the following key combinations when you search incrementally.
To | Use |
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Stop incremental search | ESC |
Remove a character from the search text | BACKSPACE |
Change the direction of the search | CTRL+SHIFT+I |
Move to the next match for the search text in the file | CTRL+I |
Use the Go To Line command to go to a specific line number.
To go to a specific line number
Use the Navigate Backward button to navigate to previously visited locations in the document, and then use the Navigate Forward button to return afterwards. These buttons are particularly useful when using commands that take you far away from where you are currently working and you want to return to that location quickly.