Setting a search scope

A search scope limits the help topics that are searched.

About this task

By default, a search applies to all topics in the help. Take the following steps to create a named scope that limits a search to specified topics.

Procedure

  1. On the search window, click Search scope.
  2. In the Select Search Scope dialog, select Search only the following topics and click New.
  3. In the New Search List dialog, enter a name for the search.
  4. Check the parts of help that you want to search. You can check topics at the starting level and one level below.
  5. Click OK to save the scope and close the New Search List dialog.

    The new scope appears in the list of scopes when Search only the following topics is selected.

    You can create another scope.

    You can edit or remove a selected scope.

  6. Click OK to close the Select Search Scope dialog.
  7. The scope that is in effect appears next to Search scope. To change scope:
    1. Click Search scope to open the Select Search Scope dialog.
    2. Select Search only the following topics then select a scope, or select Search all topics.
    3. Click OK.

Example

For example, to create a search scope for only Domino® Designer topics: in the New Search List dialog, name the scope Designer and check all the top-level topics that begin with Lotus Domino Designer.