5.12 Finding Objects

Searching for objects is something you will only need to do in complex documents—but when you need it, you will be glad Inkscape can do it. This chapter on selection is the best place to discuss object searching simply because it is, in essence, yet another way to select objects.

The main way to search is to use the Find dialog (Figure 5-8) that you can call by pressing or by selecting EditFind.

The Find dialog

Figure 5-8. The Find dialog

You can search by typing your query in one or more fields, as described below. If you specify a value for ...

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