Using the search bar can be a real time saver in a lot of cases, especially
when you need to jump around between different parts of a buffer.
By default, the search bar is only shown when
one of the quick search commands are invoked; however you can specify that it
always be shown in the View pane of the Utilities>Global
Options dialog box.
The following keyboard commands deal with the search bar; you will find it
much easier to navigate around files if you memorize these:
- Pressing C+, shows the search bar (if necessary) and sends keyboard
focus there.
- Pressing C+. also shows the search bar, but pre-selects the
HyperSearch check box.
- Pressing A+, puts the word at the caret location into the search bar.
- Pressing A+. performs a HyperSearch for the word at the caret location.