If you consistently use a particular section of the help,
you can search that subset of help topics rather than the entire help
system. You might also search a subset of topics if you are confident
that the information you need is in a particular section.
About this task
By default, when you search in the product help, all the
topics in the contents view are searched.
Procedure
- To search a collection of topics:
Restriction: In some browsers, such as Konqueror and Safari,
the search scope function is not supported so the search scope cannot
be saved.
- By the Search field, click Scope.
- Select Search only the following topics and
click New.
- In the List name field, enter
a name for your search scope.
Example: Installing
content
- In the Topics section, select
the help content to include in your search. To select subtopics, expand
the branches.
Example: Installing
- Click OK.
Your new
search list is displayed in the Search only the following
topics list. Click OK to save this
search scope.
The name of your search scope shows
next to the
Scope link.
- In Search field, enter your search
term and click Go.
The topics
that you selected in the search scope are searched for the term you
entered.
- To search a topic and its subtopics:
- In the Contents Contents
view, select a topic.
- Click the Search topics icon,
and then select Search selected topic and all subtopics.
- In the Search Expression field,
enter a search term and click OK.
The Search Results tab opens and shows the results of
your search.
- To search a single topic:
- In the Contents Contents
view, select a topic.
- Click the Search topics icon,
and then select Search selected topic.
- In the Search Expression field,
enter a search term and click OK.
The Search Results tab opens and shows the results of
your search.