Search Selected Text Page

Use the Search Selected Text feature to find all the documents that contain text that is similar to text you have selected in a document from your results. The search will be based on relevant terms in the passage you select, and can help you find other documents related to a topic you are researching.

ValueDescription
FiltersThese are the filters you selected when you ran the original search. Click the X on a filter to remove it.
ClearSelect this button to clear all the filter selections you made for the original search.
Selected textThe text you selected for basing the search on is displayed here.
SearchSelect this button to begin the search.
Note: If you select more than 1,000 characters, you'll see a notice displaying the first 1,000 characters of the text you selected, so you can review the text to ensure that it contains your relevant search terms.
CancelSelect this button to close this box without searching.

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