Use incremental search
You can search an individual document or window incrementally by entering a search string character by character and see the matching result. The editor selects the first occurrence of the characters in the row on a letter-by-letter basis. Also, the text appears in the bottom status bar in the left corner of the editor. The incremental search will not be applied to the text that has been collapsed or concealed.
To activate an incremental search, navigate to the Edit menu and select Advanced > Incremental Search.
Incremental searches are performed by default from the current location in the document downward and from left to right. To move to the next match, press CTRL+I. To reverse the direction of the search, press CTRL+SHIFT+I.
To search incrementally
1. Place the cursor in a blank section of the file or window you want to search.
2. On the Edit menu, select Advanced > Incremental Search.
3. The cursor icon changes to binoculars with an arrow indicating the search direction, and the status bar displays the text Incremental Search.
4. Start typing the search text. The editor highlights the first occurrence of the characters in the string.
5. Continue to add characters to the search string. The editor repeatedly searches for a match of the augmented search string and highlights the first match found.
If no match is found, the status bar displays the following message: Incremental Search: < text > not found. To stop the incremental search, press Esc.