.. _interface/search_menu

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Seach menu
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The search menu allows searching `elements`_, `folios`_ or `conductors`_ which have a text field or property with 
an specific value. The seach menu allows finding automatically an `element`_ with a desired label, list 
the `folios`_ from an specific author, etc. 

QElectrotech provides a basic and simple search menu composed by a text box which allows writing the 
desired string which should be found and some buttons for closing the menu, actualizing the search 
and going to next and previous coincidence.

.. figure:: ../images/qet_search_menu.png
   :align: center

   Figure: QElectroTech search menu

QElectroTech also provides an advanced menu where filters can be defined inside `folios`_, `text fields`_, `elements`_ and `conductors`_ 
trees. The advanced mode also allows replacing actions. 

.. figure:: ../images/qet_advanced_search_menu.png
   :align: center

   Figure: QElectroTech advanced search menu

To display or hidden the search menu:

    1. Select **Edit > Search / Replace** menu item to display or hidden the search menu at the bottom from the `workspace`_.

.. note::

    The search menu can also be displayed using ``Ctrl + f`` shortcut keyboard.

.. _elements: ../element/index.html
.. _element: ../element/index.html
.. _folios: ../folio/index.html
.. _conductors: ../conductor/index.html
.. _text fields: ../schema/text/index.html
.. _workspace: ../interface/workspace.html