4.5 Searching in the Project Window

The Project window can be searched to find text strings (search string without periods), all instances of a particular type (search string prefixed with period), and full hierarchically named objects (search string containing embedded periods).

•Click on a node in Project window to indicate where to start searching from.

•For a pure text search, enter some text into the search box and press the enter key or the black next search button. The text should not contain periods. This is the slowest form of search because it searches through every node in the tree.

•To search for all instances of a component put a period at the beginning of the search string. This search is faster because it only searches in the type field.

•Use hierarchical names to search for a specific object. This only works in the Simulated Models folder after the project has been built. This is the fast form of search, because it specifies exactly where in the tree to find the object.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating the Project Tree (and other tree views)

<Ctrl>-<Home>	Goto top of tree
<Ctrl>-<End>	Goto bottom of tree
<Home>	Goto first column in a row
<End>	Goto last column in a row
<Page Up>	Scroll up a page
<Page Down>	Scroll down a page
<up arrow>	Goto previous row
<down arrow>	Goto next row
<left arrow>	Goto previous column in row
<right arrow>	Goto next column in row
<Tab>	Goto next column (even across rows)
<Shift>-<Tab>	Goto previous column (even across rows)

Keyboard Shortcuts for Collapsing/Expanding Tree Rows

<Ctrl><left arrow>	Collapse current row if expanded, else goto parent row
<Ctrl><right arrow>	Expand current row if not expanded, else goto first child row

Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing the Project Tree (and other tree views)

<Ctrl>-A	Select all rows in tree
<Del>	Delete row in tree (if deletable)
<F2>	Edit cell in tree (if editable)
<Ctrl>-C	Copy text of selected cell
<Ctrl>-V	Paste text into selected cell (if opened for editing)