Input: buttons
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Searching
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At the top right in the panel bar you will find a Search tool. You can
activate it by clicking on it, or by using  the ctrl/cmd-F shortcut.

After activating it, a small field will pop-up that allows you to
enter your search text.

When you enter some text in the search field, the search will start
immediately and the results will be presented below the search text.
The results are divided in several sections:

Panels: a list of all panels that match the search text. All texts on
a panel will be searched: titles, menus, help text and associated
keys. When you click on one of the panel search results that panel
will be activated, and the items matching your search query will be
marked. This is a very convenient way to find a particular input
option. The search is restricted to panels belonging to the currently
active method (thus, while in ADF input mode you will not find BAND
input panels).

Documentation: a list of matching documentation pages. If you click on
it, that page will be shown in your browser. Note that this uses the
local documentation, it does not contact the SCM web site. Again, the
search is restricted to documentation that belongs to the currently
active method.

Molecules: a list of matching molecules. The match may for example be
in the name or in the molecule formula. If you click on a match, that
molecule will be imported. The list of molecules is a mix of some ADF
optimized molecules, and of results taken from the NCI-Open database
(see https://cactus.nci.nih.gov). Again, all information is contained
in the ADF distribution, the search will not contact external sources.
In total about 35000 molecules are included.

Crystals: a list of matching crystals. The match may be in the name or
formula. Most of the crystals are simple common crystals are found in
many  textbooks. On the MOPAC web site there is a list of crystals
that have been optimized using MOPAC. Those are also included.
Finally, the zeolite frameworks from the  IZA-SC database are
available.

When starting, at most five matches will be shown in each section. At
the right side of the section headers (Panels, Documentation,
Molecules) you will spot a triangle pointing to the right. If you
click on it, you will open that particular section and many more
results will be shows, if available.

Pressing the "?" (to the right of the search text field) will bring up
a detailed description of the search facility. It will explain how to
do more complex searches.

If you move your mouse above one of the search results, without
clicking on it, a balloon will pop up showing more details about that
particular match. For the documentation matches it will tell you from
what manual the result is, and from which chapter. For molecules it
will give some more information about that molecule, like names,
sometimes a CAS number, and what the source of the data is (for
example, optimized using ADF, or from the NCI-Open database).

After typing a search text, you can also use the up and down arrow
keys to select a particular search result, and then press the Return
key to open that result. When starting with ctrl/cmd-F this means you
can perform the search and accept result without using the mouse.


The ">" details buttons
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In many panels in AMSinput you will find buttons with an arrow (or a
greater-than sign). These buttons will activate a panel showing more
details for some particular feature.

For example, the ">" button to the right of the Task option in
AMSinput will activate a panel that allows you to set details for the
current task. Thus details for a geometry optimization, or details for
a transition state search.

It depends on the context and sometimes on the active options to which
panel the buttons link. In all situations it should be intuitive, just
try it out.


Using the "?" info buttons
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Some panels in AMSinput have an "?" button (just as the search pop-
up). When you press the "?" button, a new page will open with much
more background information on some feature.

For example, the "?" button in the search pop-up will show a
description of the search syntax.  And the "?" button next to the
basis set (in the Basis detail panel) will show more information about
the basis sets.
