Feature request better searching of secure notes

Jeremy R Young

Apologies if this has been discussed before but I find it disappointing that search result only show you the items that contain the search text not where in the item the text occurs. When searching for an item in a long secure note this is a real problem. I had starting using 1Password a lot of freeform notes but the lack of proper searching has sent me back to keeping these as simple text files.

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Apologies if this has been discussed before but I find it disappointing that search result only show you the items that contain the search text not where in the item the text occurs. When searching for an item in a long secure note this is a real problem. I had starting using 1Password a lot of freeform notes but the lack of proper searching has sent me back to keeping these as simple text files.

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Jeremy,



I had the same disappointment when I started searching long Notes. However, there [i][b]is[/b][/i] a way to search within the Notes for specific words. Please see Khad's post in the following thread: [url="http://forum.agile.ws/index.php?/topic/2929-how-to-search-within-secure-notes/page__view__findpost__p__17109"]How to search within secure notes.[/url]



Khad's advice: "[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]The contents of Secure Notes are searched when "Everything" is selected as a part of the search criteria. You can also [i][b]click inside the note text[/b][/i] and ⌘F will search inline as in TextEdit or your favorite word processor." [/size][/color]



[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]Khad added that once using inline searching, you can use [/size][/color][color="#1C2837"][size="2"]⌘G to go to the next result (like F3 in some text editors).[/size][/color]



[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]I realize you may wish for the search term to be highlighted [i]after[/i] the first global search, but I find the method above to be more than adequate for my infrequent searches.[/size][/color]



[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]I hope this new information allows you to return to using Secure Notes rather than keeping simple text files. From your comment, it appears that we both use the notes for a significant amount of data. The inline search method saved me hours of frustration. [/size][/color]



[color="#1C2837"][size="2"][color="#000000"][size="3"][color="#1C2837"][size="2"][size="2"]It bears repeating, but please be sure to [/size][/size][/color][color="#1C2837"][size="2"][size="2"][i][b]click inside the note text [/b]before you try [/i][/size][/size][/color][color="#1C2837"][size="2"][size="2"]⌘F.[/size][/size][/color][/size][/color]

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[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]Please let me know if the [/size][/color][color="#1C2837"][size="2"]⌘F/⌘G method works for you.[/size][/color]



[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]Cheers![/size][/color]



[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]Brandt [/size][/color]



[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]P.S. When I first started using 1Password[/size][/color][color="#1C2837"][size="2"], I created my freeform notes in TextEdit and then dragged the files into a Secure Note. However, I also use 1P on my iPad and iPhone, and currently, synching the Notes [u]does not[/u] allow for file transferring...just the text. So, I started using the Secure Notes exclusively.[/size][/color]



[color="#1C2837"][size="2"]With some of my particularly long notes that have several instances of a keyword I want to find, I will temporarily Copy/Paste the Note text into TextEdit or Word. Rarely does the need occur, but it can be helpful. By using the temp method, although I am exposing my data to the clipboard for the short term, the information is still stored securely for the long term. As precaution, I make sure to flush the clipboard cache once I'm done. [/size][/color]

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[/size][/color][/size][color="#1C2837"][size="2"]Hopefully, AB staff and/or other Forum members can offer more efficient suggestions, but it works for me. <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />[/size][/color]