A screen search is using something such as in JAWS, the JAWS cursor to
search the current screen. NVDA has no way to do this without using an
add-on, but there is an add-on that allows you to virtualize the current
window and thus, search the screen using the NVDA search command, control
NVDA key f in desktop layout. I don't know the laptop layout.

I don't know the answer to the original question. I played with the add-on
briefly and I didn't see such an option, but also, I wasn't looking, though
I doubt it's there. I would suggest keeping a record in something like
Notepad of previous search strings. You may have to type them manually
there, but that may be the only way to do what you want to do.

Gene
----- Original Message -----
From: hurrikennyandopo ...
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 10:35 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] screen search


Hi




What do you mean by screen search.




You do not mean like do a search of a web page?




If that is the case use the nvda key + ctrl key + the letter f when the
dialogue box comes up enter in your search term. there is also a combo box
that will tell you your last 20 searches etc Can not remember if they can be
saved?




Gene nz




On 16/01/2020 12:02 pm, Darren Harris via Groups.Io wrote:

Hi all,



Is there a way of using nvda to do a screen search whereby you can also
store multiple search strings so you can access them at any given time?