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Defining Where to Display the Search Results
*To see or modify the window in which you want to display the search results, see Changing the display window for your search results.
Depending on your needs, you can choose the window where the search results are displayed:
• Results (by default)
In that case, the search is rather a secondary action.
It enables, for example, to find the object you want to add in another window and particularly in a diagram.
• Browse
In that case, the search is rather a primary action.
It enables, for example, to find the object with which you need to work (e.g.: modification of its properties, creation of a diagram, access to Collaboration features).
Using the Results window
When you display your search results in the Results window, you can:
• drag and drop the objects found, from the Results window into another window.
Example: when you are creating or updating a diagram, you can drag and drop objects from the Results window into the diagram.
• right-click an object of the search results, to access its pop-up menu.
You can also:
• display the Results window in full page for a better readability and ease the filtering if needed: in the Results window bar, click Maximize .
To leave the full page display of the Results window, click Reduce .
• hide the Results window, in the group of buttons associated with the edit area, click Results .
Your search result is kept as long as you do not perform another search.
*To display the Results window again, click Results .
• close the Results window, in the Results window bar, click Close window .
• (Full text search) display the results as a list in the Browse window and benefit from all the functionalities available on lists (e.g.: diagram creation, access to properties and collaboration features): in the Search results pane, click Navigate.
• (Search by object type) access the properties of object found or generate instant reports.
Using the Browse window
You can display your search results in the Browse window.
• Search by object type
You benefit from all the functionalities available on lists of objects (e.g.: Excel export, instant report generation, diagram creation, property access and Collaboration features).
• Full-text search
As with the search by object type, you have access to the object properties and to the collaboration features.
To benefit from all the functionalities available on a list of objects (e.g.: Excel export, instant report generation, diagram creation), in the Search results pane, click Navigate to display the results as a list.