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Learn the basics on how to use vEdit's flexible and powerful search and all the search modes and options that help with searching.

Search Within the Current File

1. Select SEARCH > Search (alt: F2 or Ctrl-F or Toolbar).

2. Enter the search string, the sequence of characters to be located.

3. Select any desired search options. ( Search Modes options in detail )

4. Press Enter or the Next button to search in the forwards direction from the cursor position to the end of the file, or select Previous to search backwards towards the beginning of the file.

If the string is found, the cursor is positioned on its first character and the entire string is highlighted. If the search string is not found, VEDIT displays an error message.

Next Occurrence

To search for the next occurrence of the same string, select Search > Next ( F3 )

Previous Occurrence

To search for the previous occurrence of the same string, select Search > Previous ( Shift-F3 )

Previous search strings can be recalled. In the Windows version, click the recall arrow or press Cursor Down.You can also edit the search string being entered or that you recalled.

The online help accessed by clicking Help or F1 is extensive. It explains how to search for special characters such as “newline”, “null”, control and graphics characters.