Preferences - Find Text

Use this preference page to specify default characteristics for find operations.

Option

Description

Default

Case sensitive Specifies whether find operations should respect or ignore character case. Off
Whole word If selected, it restricts the search to whole words.  Words consist of letters, digits, and underscores. Off
Regular expression If selected, the search string will be treated as a regular expression pattern. Off
Wrap If selected, searches all the text in the current document, including that preceding the cursor position.  If you do not select this option, text is searched, depending on search direction, only until the beginning or end of the document. On
Emphasize found text If selected, the found text is highlighted. On
Select found text If selected, the found text is selected. Off
Selection restricted search If selected, find operations will look for the search item only in the marked text selection of the current document view. Off
Column restricted search If selected, restricts the scope of your search to certain columns.  To set the column boundaries of your search, enter values in the Start column and End column fields. Off
Find text Specifies a default text string to search for.
Replace text Specifies a default text string with which to replace found text.
Incremental find dialog Specifies whether the find dialog is in incremental find mode. On