Searching for Information

  You can search through Bookreader libraries, bookshelves,
  books, and sections to locate a specific word or phrase.  Each
  window has a Search menu.  The table called      Ways to
  Search for Information       describes the various ways you
  can search for information in the Bookreader windows.

  Follow these steps to perform a search:

  1.   Decide what type of search you plan to perform, then
      perform the corresponding action outlined in the table
      calledWays to Search for Information        .
      The  Search dialog box     appears.

  2.   In the Search String field, type the word or phrase you
      want to locate.  It does not matter whether the characters
      are uppercase or lowercase.  Bookreader locates all strings
      that match, regardless of case.

      Also, Bookreader disregards blank spaces, hyphens, com-
      mas, and periods when searching.  For example, a search
      for the term "character-cell" not only identifies sections
      that contain the word "character-cell" but also those that
      contain "character_cell".

  3.   Click on the Search button.

      When you begin a search, the Search button changes to
      Stop Search.  The Stop Search button lets you end a search
      in progress.

  If Bookreader does not find any matches, it displays a mes-
  sage to that effect.

  If Bookreader locates any matches, it displays the    Search
  Results dialog box     and lists the section names in the

  Subject list box.  To read a section, follow one of these proce-
  dures:

  *   Double click on a section name in the Subject list box
      to display the section in the Topic window but leave the
      Search Results dialog box displayed.

  *   Click on a section name in the Subject list box, then
      click on the OK button to display the section in the Topic
      window and dismiss the dialog box.

  In the Topic window, Bookreader highlights the word or
  phrase it located.  If there are multiple instances of the word
  or phrase in the section, only the first one is highlighted.

  When you begin a search, the Search button changes to Stop
  Search.  You can stop a search at any time by clicking on the

  Stop Search button.  The Search Results dialog box remains
  displayed and any sections located up to that point are still
  available for use.

  Additional topics:

  *   Search Error Messages

  *   Selecting a Section to Read

  *   Opening a Book

  *   Navigating through a Book

  *   Printing a Section or Book

  *   Extracting a Section to a File

  *   Bookreader Help Topics

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