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 more than one search field, they are combined using the logical “and”—that is, only those objects are found that satisfy all the specified criteria.

Text

ID

Style

Finding all red-filled objects

Finding all objects without stroke or fill

Finding all fully transparent objects

Attribute

Type

Leave checked only those types that you want to find. You can combine this with the other search criteria listed above.

In addition to the search fields, four checkboxes at the bottom of the dialog enable various search options:

Search in selection

Search in current layer

Include hidden and Include locked