Video – Browse and find content in Word fast and easy

Duration: 6:13

DocTools ObjectBrowser lets you browse pages, sections, headings, tables, graphics, etc. and find text in Word with a single click. The DocTools ObjectBrowser add-in not only brings back the old object browser feature known from Word 2010 and earlier versions but also provides you with improved and additional features.

Watch the video above to learn how you can use DocTools ObjectBrowser to quickly step through objects of different types in a Word document.

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DocTools ObjectBrowser – tools in ObjectBrowser group on DocTools tab in Ribbon.

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Select Open Object Browser.

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Move the dialog box to a position that suits you.

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The dialog box remembers the position.

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Let's look at the browse icons.
Page is the first icon.

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Let's look at the browse icons.
Page is the first icon.

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Sections…

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Headings…

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Use the mouse, Tab key or arrow keys on the keyboard to select an icon.

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The Title bar shows which icon is selected.

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Footnotes…

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Endnotes…

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Comments…

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Lines…

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Tables…

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Graphics…

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Note that some icons have extra options.
Embedded Objects…

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Fields…

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Bookmarks…

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Equations…

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Find…
Note that Find is special.

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Let's try to browse pages.

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Click the arrow buttons to go to next or previous object of the selected type.

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Or use the keyboard: Ctrl+Shift+Page Down and Ctrl+Shift+Page Up.

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Shortcuts also work even if the Object Browser dialog box is closed.

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Select another object type when relevant. Let's browse headings.

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Note that the text is scrolled to a position so you can easily see text above and below.

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Shortcut to open or activate the Object Browser dialog box: Alt+Ctrl+Home

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Let's browse tables.

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Still same shortcuts: Ctrl+Shift+Page Down and
Ctrl+Shift+Page Up.

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Browse graphics…

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Note that the found graphic is selected so you can easily see which one it is.

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Browse fields…

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You can browse any field type or select a specific field type.

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You can toggle field codes directly from the dialog box.

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Browse bookmarks…

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Options let you include hidden bookmarks and show bookmarks with square brackets [ ].

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NOTE: Hidden bookmarks don't show brackets.

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Let's try the Find feature.

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Quick Find lets you type a search string directly in the dialog box.

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Still same shortcuts: Ctrl+Shift+Page Down and Ctrl+Shift+Page Up.

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You can turn on reading highlight as in the Navigation Pane.

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Click X to clear.

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Click icon to open the Find and Replace dialog box. Add desired search criteria.

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Click Find Next once. Then close the dialog box.

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+Extra shows that extra search criteria have been defined. Repeat find as many times you want.

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Options lets you define general Object Browser settings.

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Turn ON option 1 to close Object Browser dialog box when browsing.

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You can turn on Automatically insert selected text in Qucik Find. Select text…

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Open or activate dialog box – the selected text is automatically inserted in Quick Find, ready for searching.

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You can see information in the Status Bar as you browse (can be turned off in Options).

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Let's look at more Options.

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You can turn on options that copy bookmark names and field codes to the Clipboard as you browse.

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You can view statistics about objects.