# Find

Find... is available on all three levels within the software. Choosing this menu item brings forth a dialog which contains a scrollable list of model variables. The Find dialog lists all variables which are visible on the model alphabetically, by type. Stocks are listed first, followed by flows, converters, sub-model icons, sectors, and decision process diamonds. For each sub-model or decision process diamond whose space is showing on the diagram, its variables are listed alphabetically, by type. Figure 3-15 shows a typical Find dialog.

By selecting a variable in the list, and then clicking on "Find," you'll be taken to the variable in question. From the Interface level, you'll be taken down to the Map/Model level. On the Map/Model level, you'll have the variable highlighted on the screen. In the Equations level, you'll be taken to the appropriate place in the list of equations. A double-click on a variable in the scrollable list obviates the need for the click on "Find."

Figure 3-15 Find Dialog

Helpful Hints: Up- and down-arrows on your keyboard can be used to scroll through the Find... dialog. Within the Find... dialog, typing a letter on your keyboard will take you to the next model variable in the scrollable list, whose name begins with that letter. Typing two or more letters in the variable name will narrow the search.