# Search for items, metadata, notes, or tags.

To search across all metadata and notes, click in the search box at the top of the item table. Type in your search term. Your results will appear in the item table.

To clear your search, delete your search term from the search box.

#### Search tips

* When searching for a term that includes an apostrophe or other punctuation, enclose your search term in quotation marks, e.g., *"O'Brien,"* not *O'Brien*.
* To search for an item that includes multiple search terms, use AND between your search terms, e.g., *Cathcart AND Eaton.*


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.tropy.org/in-the-project-view/search.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.