# Simple Searches

To conduct a quick search within the current Bible or commentary module, the Search Bar in the Sidebar should usually be adequate. Click either in the menu bar Edit->Search or in the Sidebar Modules->Search to access it.

## The Search Bar

The Search Bar

The Search Dialog consists of the following parts:

- Search Key Entry box

- Search Module Selector

- Search Type Selector

- Search Options Checkbox

- Search Scope Selector

- Search Results View

## Search Key Entry Box

Allows entry of the key for which you would like to search. The search key can be a word, part of a word, several words, a phrase, or a regular expression depending on the type of search selected. When the search key is entered and all other selections in the search dialog are complete, click the Find button to begin the search.

This search uses the optimized search method (see next section) if the module has previously been indexed, and will use AND semantics by default (verses must contain all words you entered).

## Search Module Selector

Allows selection of which modules you would like to search. Select Bible to search Bible versions or Commentary to search commentaries. Only the currently active module will be searched.

## Search Type Selector

Allows selection of the type of search. There are three search types available:

Multi word

  This type will match any verse that has all the words in the search key, regardless of where they appear in the verse.

Regular expression

  This search uses a regular expression as a search key. A regular expression is a pattern used to match a string of text. A regular expression can be used to find verses with words that match a particular pattern. For example the regular expression `[a-z]*iah` will match verses that contain the words Aiah, Ahaziah, Athaliah and Amariah.

  A complete discussion of regular expressions is beyond the scope of this manual, but more information can be found in the grep man page.

Exact phrase

  This type will match the search key exatly as entered. If the search key is `it is good`, this search would match a verse which contains "it is good," but would not match a verse which contains " good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin."

## Search Options Checkbox

Allows selecting of search options. The only available option is Match case. Check this box to make the search case sensitive.

## Search Scope Selector

Allows defining the range within the specificed module that will be searched. There are three search scopes available:

No scope

  This button causes the search to to include the entire module.

Use bounds

  Selecting this button produces two dropdown selector boxes marked Lower and Upper. Select the first book to search in the Lower box and the last book to search in the Upper box. The search will begin with the Lower book and end with the Upper book and include all books in between.

  Chapter and verse numbers can be entered into the search bound boxes as well to further narrow the search.

Last search

  Select this button to do a new search including only the verses returned as a result of the last search. Use this with a new search key to narrow the search further.

## Search Results View

This shows a list of the current search results for previewing, navigation, or saving.

Preview

  To preview the search result, simply click on an individual result. The entry will show in the preview pane.

Navigation

  Navigation to the search result can be done in two ways. To open the result in a new tab, middle-click the mouse. To open the result in the current tab, double-click the result.

Save Results

  You may save your results as a list of bookmarks. To do this, right-click and select Save List. You will be prompted to enter a name for the folder that your results will be saved to. After you have saved the results, you may view them by going to your bookmarks and finding the folder you just named.