# Searching a Configuration

When using the Configuration Editor in Question Mode, you can locate and display the panes containing a specific character string. The harness can search titles, questions, and answers for matching characters. It does not search the More Info.

## Search for Characters in Configurations

To search for character strings in the configuration titles, questions, and answers, perform the following steps:

1. Click the Question Mode button on the Test Manager tool bar or choose Configure > Edit Configuration in the menu bar.

> The Configuration Editor opens in Question mode.

2. Choose Search > Find.

> The harness displays the Find Question dialog box.

3. Enter the search character string in the String field.

> See the String field description in Search Criteria.

4. Choose the search location from the Where drop down list.

> See the Where description in Search Criteria.

5. Choose any required search options.

> See the Options descriptions in Search Criteria.

6. Click the Find button to search for the character string.

> To repeat the search, either click the Find button or use the Search > Find Next menu item from the Configuration Editor menu bar.

7. Click the Close button to dismiss the dialog box.

## Search Criteria

The following table describes the search criteria used in the Find Question dialog box.

Item | Description
--- | ---
String | Enter the character string that you are trying to find.
Where | Choose where you want to search: In titles In text of questions In answers Anywhere
Options: Consider case | Specifies that the search pattern match the case of the characters in the Find text field.
Options: Whole words | Specifies that the search pattern only match whole words from the Find text field.

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