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Viewing a result

Find Word search results

You can either:

  • Click on the underlined match to open the entry at the matching term; or
  • If the match is a subordinate entry, click on the name of the main entry in which it appears to move to the top of the entry

Once you have selected an entry for viewing from the results list, it is displayed in the entry window.

How do I view the next and previous entries in the results list?

There may be more than one entry matching your search term. If this is the case, you can view the next and previous entries by clicking the [Show previous entry in results list]*[Show next entry in results list] button, located beneath the [Show results list] button.

  • To view the next entry in the results list, click the right-pointing arrow in the [Show previous entry in results list]*[Show next entry in results list] button
  • To view the previous entry in the results list, click the left-pointing arrow in the [Show previous entry in results list]*[Show next entry in results list] button

How do I return to the results list?

Click the [Show results list] button.

Full Text search results

You can either:

  • Click on the underlined entry name to go to the top of the entry; or
  • Click on the underlined match to open the entry directly at the match point

Once you have selected an entry for viewing from the results list, it is displayed in the entry window.

The terms which matched your search are highlighted in red:

Illustration of highlighted match

How do I view the next and previous matches in the entry?

There may be more than one match for your search term in the entry. If this is the case, you can view them using the [Go to next match in entry] button on the left-hand side of the screen. There are no more matches to view when the button is greyed out.

  • To view the next match in the entry, click the [Go to next match in entry] button
  • To view the previous match, click [Go to previous match in entry]

How do I view the next and previous entries in the results list?

There may be more than one entry matching your search term. If this is the case, you can view the next and previous entries by clicking the [Show previous entry in results list]*[Show next entry in results list] button, located beneath the [Show results list] button.

  • To view the next entry in the results list, click the right-pointing arrow in the [Show previous entry in results list]*[Show next entry in results list] button
  • To view the previous entry in the results list, click the left-pointing arrow in the [Show previous entry in results list]*[Show next entry in results list] button

How can I see which parts of the entry contain a match?

Click the [Show entry map] button to display the map of the entry. Every part of the entry which contains a match is marked with a red arrow.

How do I return to the results list?

Click the [Show results list] button.

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