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Sep 27, 2021 7:08 PM UTC
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No "Find" Dialog Box

Hi. I just installed DW 2021 on Win 10 and am familiarizing myself with the basic interface. I used the "Find" feature once. After that the "Find" dialog box does not display and I cannot do a new find. Any idea what this is?

 

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    Ben MCorrect answer
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    Sep 27, 2021 11:40 PM UTC

    When you say you have used it before, is it possible it is dragged somewhere else or has become a sub-area of another part of DW? In the top right there are saved workspaces which define the layout. You can click to Reset the workspace and that will re-arrange all windows on your screen back to their default position. Then find will be back where it started if it was potentially moved.

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    Sep 27, 2021 7:34 PM UTC

    Did you restart your computer after installing DW 2021?

    Did you define a local site folder for your project?

     

    Ctrl + F = Find in current open document.

    Ctrl + Shift + F = Find & Replace panel.

     

    Failing that, try Restore Preferences.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/kb/restore-preferences-dreamweaver.html

     

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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      Sep 27, 2021 9:40 PM UTC

      Hi Nancy. Thank you for your response. Yes, I did perform a restart after installation (and did so again after reading your message). When you ask if I defined a local site folder, if you mean did I invoke "Site > New Site" to create DW recognition of the HTML files I have on my PC for the various websites I manage, yes I did. And the short keys for bringing up the Find function don't work. So I tried the Restore Preferences procedure described at the link you showed and it did not help. I should add that I'm able to bring up the Find and Replace dialog box and can set it to simply do a find. But I'm uncomforatble using this as a workaround as if I'm not careful I could inadvertantly replace targets I don't mean to change. Any other thoughts?

       

      Thank you.

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      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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      Sep 27, 2021 9:46 PM UTC

      Do you have an HTML document open? 

      What happens when you invoke Find from the Find menu?

       

       

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