Search Menu Commands

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The Search menu provides commands to search for specific windows.

Find Window/Process/Thread/Message
Opens the Window/Process/Thread/MessageSearch dialog box, where you can use the FinderTool or specify search criteria.

Find Next
Searches the current view for the next matching window, process, thread, or message. This menu item (and the related toolbar button) is available only when there is a valid search result that is not unique.

Find Previous
Searches the current view for the previous matching window, process, thread, or message. This menu item (and the related toolbar button) is available only when there is a valid search result that is not unique.