"Find" across all accounts

[Geert Janssens]

On zaterdag 26 februari 2011, Bob Taylor wrote:
> All,
> 
> This has to be a somewhat stupid question, but in spite of searching I
> haven't found the answer. I understand how to use "Find" in general, and
> logical combinations of filters and all that. What I haven't been able to
> find is how to get the search to occur across all accounts. For instance,
> I occasionally enter a receipt into the wrong account and only find it
> while reconciling, so I want to search across all accounts for the
> misplaced value. It seems like Find only searches in the current account
> no matter what I do with the Account filters (or if I don't use them at
> all).
> 
> Anyone know how to do this?
> 
> Using GnuCash 2.4.2.
> 
Heh, the trick is very simple once you have learned it...

If you start your search from the Accounts tab, it will search all accounts. 
If you start your search from an account register, it will only search that 
register.

Geert