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Search your files

Find a file by part of its name.

Beginner2 stepsMac

Before you start

  • The project has several files.

Steps

  1. Click the Search files box and type, for example, permit.

    The list narrows to files whose names match. When a match is inside a folder, the row also shows the folder name, here References.

  2. If nothing matches, read the message.

    It says No files match followed by what you typed, for example “costume”. Clear the box to see all files again.

What you get

You find the file, or you know that no file has that name.

Watch out for

  • This box searches file names. The Search button in the toolbar searches across the whole project.

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