The Find section of the Main Window consists of a button labeled “Find” and, to its right, an edit box for entering whatever you want to find in Find or Replace operations. Click on the “Find” button to start a Find operation.
In Finders Keepers™, there are Four Ways to Find what you are looking for: Plain-text search, Regular Expression search, Approximate search, and Sound-alike search. Choose which search to use on the Options Menu or the Main Window’s toolbar for Type of Search. What you enter in the Find edit box is interpreted differently by each of the four ways to find.
A Plain-text search interprets your entry in Find literally. That is, Finders Keepers™ searches for your entry exactly as it appears in Find.
A Regular Expression search interprets your entry in Find according to the rules of Regular Expressions. Therefore, some symbols in your entry, such as [] \ + * ?, have special effects during the Find operation. A regular expression is a formula for what you are looking for.
An Approximate search interprets your entry in Find as an approximation of what you are looking for, and allows errors, or discrepancies, in matching your entry. Set the number of allowable errors in Options - Find or on the Common Options panel.
A Sound-alike search interprets your entry in Find as a representation of a spoken sound, and searches for what sounds like your entry.
The Find operation is affected by settings you make in Options - Find and on the Options Menu or the Main Window’s toolbar for Search Options. Frequently used options are also available on the Common Options panel.
See also: Replace, Replacement Expressions