Finding notes

There are two ways to search, and they differ by where you are looking.

Searching all notes

Type a word under Notes on the search screen.

It looks inside the body, not just titles. Text inside files you attached is matched too. Upper and lower case make no difference.

Notes in the Trash appear in the results as well, placed towards the end of the list.

Searching within a folder

Searching with a folder open looks only inside that folder.

If nothing turns up, a Search All Notes for … button appears. Tap it to widen the search.

Finding within an open note

Long notes are easier to work with when you can find a word inside them.

Open the note and use the search bar at the bottom of the screen. Type a word and each match is marked, and you can step back and forth between them.

Replacing a match with something else is done from here too.

When you cannot find something

1. 1Check whether it is in a locked folder. Open the folder and search inside it
2. 2Check whether you are searching inside a folder. Use Search All Notes for … to widen it
3. 3On a new device it may still be downloading. There is more in Seeing how far sync has got