> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.islandlegaltech.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Searching for Items in Your Case

> Search within a file or across folders to prepare your case

When you're building your case, finding the right document, page, or passage quickly is essential. JurisReview gives you two complementary ways to search your materials: a focused search **within the current file**, and a broader search **across various folders**.

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  For accurate results, the file you're searching must contain **searchable text**. PDFs with embedded (OCR'd) text return reliable matches, while image-only scans cannot be searched until their text has been recognized.
</Info>

## Two ways to search

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Search within the current file" icon="file-magnifying-glass">
    Look for a word or phrase inside the document you're currently viewing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Search across various folders" icon="folder-magnifying-glass">
    Run a full-text search across many exhibits and folders at once.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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</Frame>

## Searching within the current file

Use this when you already have a document open and want to locate a specific term or phrase inside it.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the file you want to search">
    Make sure the document is displayed in your review workspace.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start a search within the file">
    Open the in-file search and enter the word or phrase you're looking for.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Move through the results">
    Step through each match to jump directly to the relevant page or passage.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Searching across various folders

When you need to find a term wherever it appears in your case, search across folders rather than a single file. This is ideal for tracking a name, date, or key phrase throughout your exhibits.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Choose the folders to include">
    Select the folders you want JurisReview to search.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter your search term">
    Type the word or phrase you want to find across the selected materials.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review matching items">
    Open the documents that contain matches to review them in context.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Full-text word search

A full-text word search scans the embedded text of your documents to surface every instance of a word or phrase. Because it relies on recognized text, results are only as complete as the searchable text in your files.

<Note>
  If a document returns no results when you expect matches, it may be an image-only scan without embedded text. Reindexing exhibits (below) can help once the text has been recognized.
</Note>

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## Reindex Exhibits

If you've added new exhibits, replaced files, or recognized text on previously image-only documents, reindexing rebuilds the search index so those items are included in future searches.

| When to reindex                          | Why it helps                       |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| You added or replaced exhibits           | New documents become searchable    |
| You ran text recognition (OCR) on a scan | Newly recognized text gets indexed |
| Searches miss documents you expect       | A stale index is refreshed         |

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## Global search

Global search broadens your reach beyond a single file or folder, letting you query across your case materials from one place. It's the fastest way to find an item when you're not sure where it lives.

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## Tips for better search results

<Warning>
  Image-only PDFs (scans without embedded text) cannot be searched accurately. Run text recognition on those files, then reindex your exhibits before searching again.
</Warning>

* Keep your exhibits indexed so every searchable document is included.
* Use precise words or phrases to narrow large result sets.
* Start with a single-file search when you know the document, and switch to a cross-folder or global search when you don't.