# Advanced Search

- Advanced Search is Roam's full search view: a bigger version of the search bar, with a results list, a preview pane, and filters (if [[Better search (Experimental)]] is turned on).
- Use it when the quick dropdown isn't enough: skimming lots of results, previewing before you jump, or narrowing a search down.
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### How to open it

- Click into the search bar (or press `Cmd-u` / `Ctrl-u`), then click the **Open advanced search** button at the right edge of the input.
- Anything you've already typed carries over.
- Or open the [[Command Palette]] (`Cmd-p` / `Ctrl-p`) and search for **Open advanced search**.
- You can also set your own hotkey for it in **Settings → Hotkeys**.

### Working with results

- With an empty search box, you'll see your recent items.
- Results show reference counts and the path to each block, with your search terms highlighted.
- `Enter` or click opens a result; `Shift-Enter` or shift-click opens it in the right sidebar.
- Toggle the **preview pane** with `Ctrl-o` or the Preview button in the footer. It shows the selected result without leaving your search.
- If nothing matches the exact title you typed, the top row offers **New page:** to create it.

### Filters (with [[Better search (Experimental)]] enabled)

- Click **+ Filter** to narrow a search:
  - **Daily notes**: only daily notes, or exclude them.
  - **Search in**: page titles only, or blocks only.
  - **Date**: edited today, in the last 7 or 30 days, or in a custom date range.
- Filters apply to keyword searches when [[Better search (Experimental)]] is on, and always apply in semantic mode.
- **Semantic**: when [[Semantic search (Experimental)]] is enabled for your graph, the Semantic chip switches to meaning-based search. Toggle it with `Cmd-s` / `Ctrl-s`.

### Keep a search open in the sidebar

- Press `Alt-Enter` (or shift-click the **Open advanced search** button in the search bar) to open your search as a window in the right sidebar.
- The sidebar search stays put while you work, and your filters and semantic mode carry over with it.