WorkspaceNavigation and search4 min read

Find the right resource and the right passage

Boilerrum has several search surfaces with different jobs. Use the workspace library to locate a resource, the focus document library to move between pages, and the selected document’s search panel to inspect or replace wording. Check the active workspace and project before interpreting any results.

In the appSidebar → Search; Focus mode → Find a document; selected document → Search and replace

What you’ll learn

  • Choose the search scope that matches your question.
  • Read resource paths before opening a result.
  • Understand why missing results may reflect coverage.
Search workspace: results with project and resource type.
Search workspace: results with project and resource type.
Search workspace: results with project and resource type.

Captured in Boilerrum with an illustrative project. The app interface is shown in English.

In this guide
  1. Orient yourself before searching
  2. Search the available resource library
  3. Read the path and open the result
  4. Move between pages in focus mode
  5. Use document search for wording changes

01

Orient yourself before searching

From a canvas, choose Open sidebar to keep the resource navigation visible while you work. Read the workspace selector, the selected project and Library together. The floating workspace menu can also be pinned with Pin menu and released with Unpin menu. Start from this known context so a similarly named document in another project does not become an accidental editing destination.

02

Search the available resource library

Choose Search in the sidebar and type a distinctive resource name in Search workspace resources. Results include the resource type and its project and folder path. Search can match those visible identifiers. Although the dialog says all projects, the current live resource feed supplies the active project; select another project and repeat when checking elsewhere. This is not a guaranteed full-text search of every project body.

03

Read the path and open the result

Read a result’s name, path and type before selecting it. Arrow Up and Arrow Down move the active result; Enter selects it, while Escape closes the search. Selecting a folder reveals its place in Library; an openable document or canvas also opens its view. Confirm the selected project and resource title after navigation, then clear or close search before making changes.

04

Move between pages in focus mode

Select a document card, open Focus mode and choose Find a document, or press Cmd/Ctrl+K. The Search documents field filters page titles and available page content in the project library. Read the result excerpt and open the intended page, then clear the search to recover the nested tree. Content from pages that have not loaded may not contribute matches yet.

What you will have

A reliable route from workspace context to a resource, a page and the exact wording you need.

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