You can search for text without having to use the Find dialog box, Find and Replace dialog box, or Find in Files window. To perform this type of search, you must first select in the active editor window the text to locate. To learn more about selecting text, see "Selecting Text".

The IDE assumes that the find dialog-box or window criteria defined during the previous search also applies to the current search. This criteria includes options such as matching whole words and considering case. If you do not wish to use the previous criteria, you must open the find dialog boxes or window and make the appropriate changes.

This section discusses the following topics:

• Finding Text in the Active Editor Window
• Finding Text in Multiple Editor Windows