Search options cheat sheet

Here's how the Search box works, for those who need it (I had to test it all today for myself, because I was a bit confused):

123 will find everything that contains 123

  • :white_check_mark: 123
  • :white_check_mark: ABC123
  • :white_check_mark: 123XYZ
  • :white_check_mark: ABC123XYZ
  • :white_check_mark: ABC 123
  • :white_check_mark: 123 XYZ
  • :white_check_mark: ABC 123 XYZ
  • :white_check_mark: ABC123 XYZ
  • :white_check_mark: ABC 123XYZ

word:123 and word:"123" will find everything that contains 123, as long as it's isolated from other words

  • :white_check_mark: 123
  • :x: ABC123
  • :x: 123XYZ
  • :x: ABC123XYZ
  • :white_check_mark: ABC 123
  • :white_check_mark: 123 XYZ
  • :white_check_mark: ABC 123 XYZ
  • :x: ABC123 XYZ
  • :x: ABC 123XYZ

word:" 123" will find everything that contains [SPACE]123 AND is not connected to any other word

  • :x: 123
  • :x: ABC123
  • :x: 123XYZ
  • :x: ABC123XYZ
  • :white_check_mark: ABC 123
  • :x: 123 XYZ
  • :white_check_mark: ABC 123 XYZ
  • :x: ABC123 XYZ
  • :x: ABC 123XYZ

word:"123 " will find everything that contains 123[SPACE] AND is not connected to any other word, OR it's the last word in a sentence/string/etc, as long as it's not connected to any previous word.

  • :white_check_mark: 123
  • :x: ABC123
  • :x: 123XYZ
  • :x: ABC123XYZ
  • :white_check_mark: ABC 123
  • :white_check_mark: 123 XYZ
  • :white_check_mark: ABC 123 XYZ
  • :x: ABC123 XYZ
  • :x: ABC 123XYZ
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Thank you very much for posting this and sharing your find. Copy and pasted into my notes on search.

For reference for anyone else coming here.
https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Search_Strings

Some other nuggets for finding things you can search for "Type the ⌘C Keystroke"

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