Performing a quick search

You can learn how to perform a quick search after reading this topic.

About this task

In the Navigation view, take the following steps to perform a quick search:

  1. Select a topic the Navigation view.
  2. Click Search Topics(Search Topics) on the toolbar of the navigation view to display the menu.
    • To search only in the topic on which you open, click Search this topic.
    • To search through the topic and all of its subtopics, click Search this topic and all subtopics.
      1. In the search dialog box, enter the query in the Search field.
      2. Click OK to start the search.
  3. In the popup search dialog box, enter the query in the Search field and click OK to start the search.
Results

If you search only in the topic on which you open the Quick menu, and your search strings are matched, the topic is displayed automatically. If there are no matches in the topic, a message Nothing found shows.

If you search a topic and its subtopics, and your search terms are matched, the Search Results view displays the top 500 ranked results. You can select a search result to display that topic. The words from your query are highlighted in the displayed topic. If there are no matches in the topic, a message Nothing found shows.

Notes:
  • The Search this topic dialog box will close automatically regardless of the search results.
  • The Search this topic and all subtopics dialog box will not close until you click the Cancel or close the dialog window.