Search Selected Text dialogue box

After you select an amount of text in an open document, the selected text menu appears. Select Add to search to perform a search using the selected text. The search will be based on relevant terms that Lexis Advance Pacific finds in the selected text and can help you find other documents related to your research. If desired, you can edit the text before performing the search. The box may contain no more than 1000 characters of text at a time. If you select or add more than 1000 characters, the characters after the first 1000 characters are truncated.

Refer to the table below for information about the items in the Search Selected Text dialogue box.

ValueDescription
(Unlabeled Text Box)The selected text appears in an unlabeled text box. This text constitutes the search terms that will be used in the search. If desired, you can edit the text before performing the search.
Search

Select this to perform the search using the text you have selected (and/or edited) as search terms.

CancelSelect this to close the dialogue box without performing a search.

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