You can search for text in multiple editor windows. You select the text to locate, switch to the editor window in which you wish to locate the selected text, and then perform the search. This method is useful when your search is in one file and you want to search for the same text in another file.

For more information about opening files, see "Opening an Existing File".

To find text in multiple editor windows, follow these steps:

1. In the currently active editor window, select an instance of the text to find.

2. Choose Search > Enter Find String.

The IDE enters the selected text into the Find field of the Find dialog box, Find and Replace dialog box, and Find in Files window, even if the dialog boxes and window are not currently visible.

3. Bring forward the editor window to search.

To bring the window forward, choose its name from the Window menu. This previously inactive window now becomes the active window.

4. Choose Search > Find Selection.

Starting at the current text-insertion point location, the IDE searches the active window to locate the next occurrence of the search text. If successful, the IDE selects the matching text and displays that text in the editor window. If unsuccessful, the IDE beeps.

You can find the next or previous occurrence of the search text in the active file. Use one of the following techniques:

• Choose Search > Find Next to locate the next occurrence of matching text
• Choose Search > Find Previous to locate the previous occurrence of matching text

You can repeatedly choose the Find Next or Find Previous menu commands to continue searching for other matches. The IDE beeps after failing to locate additional occurrences.