A search field 
appears in all four of MAXQDA's main windows. Below you can see the search field in the “Document Browser” window.
As soon as you type in a search string, MAXDA shows you how often that particular search string has been found in the currently searched window. You can use the arrow icons next to the search field or the arrow keys on your keyboard to skip through the search results.
By default, all occurrences of the entered text are taken into account, even those that occur in the middle of a word, such as, for example, “less” in “lessons”. The search can be customized using the icons in the search bar:
Case-sensitive – The letters in the search term and the term found must be the same, including
whether they are upper or lower case.
Starting letters - The beginning of a word must match the search characters. The search for "erica" finds the
name "Erica", but not "America".
Whole word – The search is checked for word-to-word consistency: if the search term is "teacher", "teachers"
is not registered as a hit. This option always includes the option "Starting letters".
If you want to autocode the text passages found in the search, click on the code icon 
in the search toolbar. In the dialog
box that appears, you can define the new code as usual. MAXQDA automatically enters the search item as the code’s name and the search settings as a code memo. You can modify both, if required.
Find and replace search terms (e.g., for anonymizing)
Click the 
Find and Replace icon to open a second toolbar where you can enter a text and replace your search hits with this text.
