Using the search bar can be a real time saver in a lot of cases, especially when you need to jump around between different parts of a buffer.

By default, the search bar is only shown when one of the quick search commands are invoked; however you can specify that it always be shown in the View pane of the Utilities>Global Options dialog box.

The following keyboard commands deal with the search bar; you will find it much easier to navigate around files if you memorize these:

- Pressing C+, shows the search bar (if necessary) and sends keyboard focus there.
- Pressing C+. also shows the search bar, but pre-selects the HyperSearch check box.
- Pressing A+, puts the word at the caret location into the search bar.
- Pressing A+. performs a HyperSearch for the word at the caret location.