How do search a project folder?
Start A Search
Open a folder as a "project" (see Use the SnapGene Project Interface) then click within the Search and filter files field to start a search.
Search for a File Name
if you type a plain search phrase, SnapGene will search for the phrase in all file names. If the phrase contains valid sequence characters then it will also search for the sequence within all sequences.
Use Filters to speed up search of large Project folders and/or large files.
1. Start typing a search phrase in the Search and Filter files field to search for all file names that contain the search phrase.
2. Use the Filter "tiles" if you want to limit the search to one or more metadata types.
3. All matching results found in the Project folder will be listed.
4. Click See all results to view all results in a new tab. Alternatively, hit the return key to show the results as a tab.
View the results in the new "Search Results" tab.
Double click on a search "result" to open the file as a new tab. The file will also be selected and shown in the Project folder side panel.
Search Using Basic Filters
SnapGene provides 5 basic filters for use in the default search and filter all files dialog:
- Feature name
- Sequence
- Name
- Note
- Modified
To use a filter, click on the filter tile and use the drop-down to create a search phrase.
Example: Search for a Feature Name
Click "Search and Filter files" then click on the Feature name tile and enter a search phrase.
Click Apply to start the search, then click See all results (or hit the return key) to open the results in a new tab.
To revise a search:
1. Edit the phrase directly in the Search and filter field, or
2. Click on the blue "active" tiles or More filters button to revise your search.
Example: Search for a DNA Sequence
Click "Search and Filter files" then click on the Sequence tile and type or paste in a sequence†.
Click Apply to start the search, then click See all results (or hit the return key) to open the results in a new tab.
† A sequence search phrase can comprise any combination of IUPAC nucleotide and ambiguity codes, see View or Use IUPAC Ambiguity Codes.
Search Using Advanced Filters
To access all available Search filters, click in the Search and filter all files field, then click the "Advanced search" button or click the "Advanced search" link.
A "Search results" dialog will open and provide a list of all available search filters.
1. Click on "File Information", "Annotations", "Sequence Properties" or "Sequence Metadata" to limit display to subsets of filters.
2. Click on any filter tile to open the filter drop-down, and add to the existing search phrase.
For example, to filter further for DNA sequence files with linear topology, click "Sequence Properties", click on the Topology filter, then select the desired topology.
SnapGene will generate the appropriate search phrase. Hit return to view all sequences found with the filter.
Open a File from "Search Results"
In the "Search Results" tab:
1. Double click on any result to open and view the corresponding file in a new tab.
2. Click on Filter, or More Filters to refine your search by adding further filters to the search query.
Bulk Edit Files in the "Search Results"
1. Select one or more files in the search results list. Use click then shift-click to select a range, or use CTRL-click (Windows, Linux) or command-click (macOS) to select or deselect individual files.
2. Use the "Annotate, simulate, or edit data" or "Manage files" controls to perform "bulk actions" on the selected files.
View Recent Search Queries
To view recent search queries, click in the Search and Filter files field then click the Recent History button to see a list of recent searches.
Click on a recent search phrase to display results found for that phrase in a new tab.
