Access
To search for an object in a layout, select the Find option in the Edit menu of the Visual Adelia layout manager dialog box.
The search order corresponds to the sequence in which the objects are placed in the layout. In a window with tabs, the most recently created page is examined first.
The search runs in a loop: when the last object is reached, the search continues from the first object.
The search criteria are stored by the Find next and Find previous options in the layout manager's Edit menu.
Data entry
Find
Character string to be located.
Default setting: null string.
Check boxes
Whole word
Checked |
The system only returns objects whose names and/or texts and/or associated variables exactly match the specified search string (i.e. not part-word matches). |
Unchecked |
All objects whose names and/or texts and/or associated variables contain the specified string are returned. |
Match case
Checked |
The search concerns the character string exactly as it is entered, with the same use of upper and lower case. |
Unchecked |
The search is not case-sensitive. |
Search by name
Checked |
Only objects whose names match the search string are returned. |
Search by associated variable
Checked |
Only objects whose associated variables' names match the search string are returned. |
Search by text
Checked |
Only objects whose texts match the search string are returned. |
Radio buttons
Previous
Instructs the search to run back to the preceding object.
Next
Instructs the search to move on to the next object.
Buttons
Continue
Resumes the search after stopping on an object.
Cancel
Closes the dialog box without starting a search.
Keyboard shortcut: Esc.