[next] [previous] [contents]

  Searching for Information
  You can search through Bookreader libraries, bookshelves,
  books, and sections to locate a specific word or phrase. Each
  window has a Search menu. The table called Ways to
  Search for Information
describes the various ways you
  can search for information in the Bookreader windows.

  Follow these steps to perform a search:

  1. Decide what type of search you plan to perform, then
        perform the corresponding action outlined in the table
        called
Ways to Search for Information .

        The Search dialog box appears.
  2. In the Search String field, type the word or phrase you
        want to locate. It does not matter whether the characters
        are uppercase or lowercase. Bookreader locates all strings
        that match, regardless of case.

        Also, Bookreader disregards blank spaces, hyphens, com-
        mas, and periods when searching. For example, a search
        for the term "character-cell" not only identifies sections
        that contain the word "character-cell" but also those that
        contain "character_cell".
  3. Click on the Search button.

        When you begin a search, the Search button changes to
        Stop Search. The Stop Search button lets you end a search
        in progress.

  If Bookreader does not find any matches, it displays a mes-
  sage to that effect.

  If Bookreader locates any matches, it displays the Search
  Results dialog box and lists the section names in the Subject
  list box. To read a section, follow one of these procedures:

  .
        Double click on a section name in the Subject list box
        to display the section in the Topic window but leave the
        Search Results dialog box displayed.
  .
        Click on a section name in the Subject list box, then
        click on the OK button to display the section in the Topic
        window and dismiss the dialog box.

  In the Topic window, Bookreader highlights the word or
  phrase it located. If there are multiple instances of the word
  or phrase in the section, only the first one is highlighted.

  When you begin a search, the Search button changes to Stop
  Search. You can stop a search at any time by clicking on the
  Stop Search button. The Search Results dialog box remains
  displayed and any sections located up to that point are still
  available for use.