# Search Function

dqMan has a globally available search functionality which can be used in almost any place where text is presented to the user in some form (any type of code or script editor, object dump, tables/grids, logs/command output messages, text files opened for viewing inside dqMan, etc.)

1. Click ***Edit** menu**>Find*** (or press Ctrl+F) or ***Find next*** (or press F3).
2. Enter the desired search parameters in the **Search for** dialog box or select one from the list. \
   Select whether the search items must be **Case sensitive** and whether you want to run search across **Rows** or **Columns**.
3. Click **Search**. \
   To count all occurrences, click **Count**.

![The Search function](https://2447928882-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FvXrykqvPLGss8l2Lssay%2Fuploads%2FnMeIRuAxgR4a7jKUVec5%2FSearch%20function.png?alt=media\&token=4ec82a83-c6f4-4202-bec6-dfa8b5e0bb4f)