Seach menu¶
The search menu allows searching elements, folios or conductors which have a text field or property with an specific value. The seach menu allows finding automatically an element with a desired label, list the folios from an specific author, etc.
QElectrotech provides a basic and simple search menu composed by a text box which allows writing the desired string which should be found and some buttons for closing the menu, actualizing the search and going to next and previous coincidence.
![users/images/qet_search_menu.png](users/images/qet_search_menu.png)
Figure: QElectroTech search menu¶
QElectroTech also provides an advanced menu where filters can be defined inside folios, text fields, elements and conductors trees. The advanced mode also allows replacing actions.
![users/images/qet_advanced_search_menu.png](users/images/qet_advanced_search_menu.png)
Figure: QElectroTech advanced search menu¶
To display or hidden the search menu:
Select Edit > Search / Replace menu item to display or hidden the search menu at the bottom from the workspace.
Note
The search menu can also be displayed using Ctrl + f
shortcut keyboard.