Quick Search
The Quick Search is located in the right corner of the top menu and provides a convenient way of finding content. When you do a quick search, Paligo presents the results in a list, categorized according to the type of content.
Quick Search also has a number of useful options, such as quickly locating a resource (topic, image) by its ID (see Search Using ID).
The Quick Search is located in the right corner of the top menu.
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Select Quick Search in the top menu.
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Enter the text in the search field.
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Use the search option checkboxes to narrow down the search.
For example, if you only want to search for images, clear the other search options.
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Press Enter.
You can use the Enable Autolocate feature in Quick Search to find content based on its ID. This is useful when you have the ID and want to find the corresponding topic, image or folder.
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Select Quick Search in the top menu.
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Select the arrow on the Quick Search bar and then check the box for Enable Autolocate.
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Enter the ID that you want to search for in the Quick search field.
Use this format:
id:<number>
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Press Enter to start the search.
Paligo displays the Resource View of the folder that contains the matching topic. The Resource View shows all topics in that folder, and the name of the matching topic flashes to show it has the id you are searching for.
The element xml:id
is found in the Element Attributes Panel. It can be used to verify that a cross-reference points to the correct
component.
To find the element xml:id
:
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Select the topic or component in the Content Manager to open it in the Editor.
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Select the section or component (such as a sidebar, caution, table or procedure) in the Element Structure Menu and choose Go to element.
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The
xml:id
in the Element Attributes Panel shows the:-
UUID for topics, components and informal topics.
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A prefix that tells the type of content followed by the
idm
number for procedures, footnotes and tables.Tip
To be able to link to a footnote, see Refer to Existing Footnote.
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xinfo:image
shows the reused image UUID.
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