The Search Files feature is particularly helpful for finding a map that contains some specific text. You need only to specify the text you want to find, the folder(s) to search through, and the topic fields to check. You can also use this feature to search through a set of linked maps (multimaps).
When the search is completed, you can click on a topic in the Search Results window to open the map and jump to that specific topic.
To search through maps in folder(s):
Click the Task Pane Search tab or click File - Search Files. The Search task pane opens.
Enter a word or phrase in the Look for: text field.
Enter the name of the folder you want to search in the Look in folder: field or browse for it. Check Include subfolders to search subfolders as well.
To specify which topic fields to search, click More search options and check the fields you want to inspect. (By default, only the topic text is searched).
Click on Search to start the search. To stop the search, press Esc.
The Search Results window displays a tree with the map names and topics that are positive matches.
Click on a topic in the Search Results window; that map opens and you jump directly to the matching topic.
To search through a set of multimaps:
Open the main multimap that links to the other maps
Switch to Mutimap Workspace. You'll see thumbnails of the open map and all the maps it links to.
Click the Search Task Panetab or click File - Search Files. The Search task pane opens.
Under Define Search enter a word or phrase in the Look for: text field.
To specify which topic fields to search, click More search options and check the fields you want to inspect. (By default, only the topic text is searched).
Click on Search to start the search. To stop the search, press Esc.
The Search Results window displays a tree with the map names and topics that are positive matches.
Click on a topic in the Search Results window; that map opens and you jump directly to the matching topic.