Did you know... Ctrl+F3 searches for the currently-selected string without brining up the find window? - #070

Just select some text (or just have the cursor on the word you wish to search for) and press Ctrl+F3.  Ctrl+Shift+F3 will do a reverse search.

Note that a Ctrl+F3 search uses the following options: 

• is case sensitive
• searches hidden text
• allows for partial matching
• does not use regular expressions

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Comments

• Anonymous
  October 25, 2007
  PingBack from http://www.soundpages.net/computers/?p=5064

• Anonymous
  October 25, 2007
  I thought that Ctrl+F3 would use the settings that you currently hold in the general Find window. So if you would uncheck 'Search hidden text', Ctrl+F3 will skip the hidden text. I may be wrong,... Meile

• Anonymous
  October 26, 2007
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• Anonymous
  October 26, 2007
  I use this command constantly, and I love it. With F3 mapped to the "back" button on my 5-button mouse, I don't even have to contort my left hand. To nitpick, I'm pretty sure it just uses whatever options you currently have selected in the Quick Find window - at least, I know I just did a non-case-sensitive search...

• Anonymous
  December 14, 2008
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• Anonymous
  December 24, 2008
  Выделите нужный текст (или просто установите курсор на слово, поиск по которому вы хотите осуществить)

• Anonymous
  May 27, 2009
  Tip #0 Know your Keybindings! General Development Settings Searching Tips Tip #1 How to behold the power