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Setting Find preferences



The Find preferences let you control the behavior of the Find dialog box and let you enter default options for wildcard searching.

To set Find preferences:

1 Choose Edit > Preferences, click Find, and set the following options:

  • Whether the Find dialog box (Keep Find window in front) or the document (Activate Document) comes to the front when you find a match; and whether the Find dialog closes (Close Find window) when a match is found.
  • How GoLive deals with text files when you search a site in Source Mode. Use Only HTML files lets you limit searches to Web pages; Use HTML and Text Files lets you include all text files found in a site, including external stylesheets or JavaScript files, for example.

  • 2 Click the triangle to the left of Find in the left pane of the Preferences dialog box, and select Regular Expressions to list editable wildcard search options that appear in the search history menu of the Find window.


    3 To add or edit wildcard search strings, do one of the following:

  • To add more wildcard search strings, click New. In the text box below the Name list box, type in a descriptive name--for example, "any word + GoLive." In the text box below the Regular Expression list, type in the new wildcard search string. For example, enter "[a-zA-Z]+ GoLive" to find any word followed by "GoLive". As you type, the list adds the new option. Click OK.
  • To edit an existing option, select a search string from the list, and edit it in the two text boxes. As you type, the list changes the option. Click OK to change the window and save your changes.
  • To delete an existing option, select the search string to be deleted from the list, and click Delete.


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