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+~~META:
+title = Find Usages
+&description abstract = Find where else your Apex variable, class, method, etc. is being used.
+~~
+====== Find Usages for Apex code ======
+You have an ability to find where else your Apex variable, class, method, etc. is being used, directly from the editor.
+You can execute this search in 2 different ways:
+  * with a hotkey <key>Shift+F12</key> --- to find the usages of the "item" that is located in the position of your caret,
+  * using a context menu in the Apex Editor --- just right-click on any "item" that you'd like to look for and select **Find Usages**.
+----
+{{ :windows:how_does_it_work:how_to_search:apex-find-usages-command.png?nolink |Find Usages from the context menu}}
+----
+The results of the **Find Usages** action pops up in a new panel.
+----
+{{ :windows:how_does_it_work:how_to_search:apex-find-usages-report.png?nolink |Find Usages Report}}
+----
+Here you can see all the references to the item you've looked for, grouped by files.
+In each results entry you will find:
+  * a type of construction where the search item was found: expression, method name, class name, etc (shown using an icon),
+  * a location within a file in the format ''line:column'',
+  * a line of code where the item was found with the search item highlighted with a different background.
+You can also double-click on any entry to be navigated to it directly in the editor.
+Additionally, in the toolbar, you can find the following buttons that might help you navigating through the results faster.
+----
+{{ :windows:how_does_it_work:how_to_search:apex-find-usages-toolbar.png?nolink |Find Usages Report toolbar}}
+----
+  * **Expand all** --- expands all groups (files) in the results list,
+  * **Collapse all** --- collapses all groups (files) in the results list,
+  * **Go to definition** --- does the same as a simple double-click --- navigates you directly to the selected entry in the Apex editor,
+  * **Go to the previous location** --- navigates you to the previous result entry directly in the Apex editor,
+  * **Go to the next location** --- navigates you to the next result entry directly in the Apex editor,
+  * **Copy** --- copies the selected line of code to the clipboard,
+  * **Clear the current list* --- clears results in the panel,
+  * **Cancel processing** --- cancels 'find usages' operation if you don't need results anymore.
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+**In this section:**
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+**This also may be useful:**
+  * [[windows:how_does_it_work:how_to_work_with_solution_explorer:options_of_the_solution_explorer|Filtering Elements]]
+  * [[windows:how_does_it_work:how_to_work_with_built-in_editor|How to work with Built-in Editor]]
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