The Search button is located to the right of the Sermon Index button at the top of the screen.

Here you can locate a sermon or quote by searching all the words that Brother Branham spoke on Tape.

There are two main tabs in the Search View.

The All tab allows you to search in all sermons while the Current Sermon tab allows you to search only within the sermon that is open.

There are two basic types of searches: the All Words search and the Exact Phrase search

All Words Search

All Words searches for a collection of words within a quote. The words do not have to be found in the same order in the quote as they were entered into the search field or even be contained in the same phrase.

Exact Phrase Search

Exact Phrase searches for a specific sequence of words, finding the search terms exactly as they were entered into the dialog box.

To show the difference between the two:

Typing the words "Holy Spirit" will find hits containing both the words spirit and holy, when used in the All Words option.

If you tap the exact phrase button, you will see only hits containing the exact phrase: Holy Spirit.

In the All tab, select the all words search and type in the word "spirit."

Notice the word prediction as you type. Each word includes the number of times the word is used. This helps you refine your search terms.

Search Using Wildcards

There are two different wildcards which can be used to narrow or expand searches: the asterisk(*) and the @ sign.

Asterisk(*)

Add an asterisk(*) at the end to expand the search.

Using this wildcard, it will find all words starting with spirit, such as spiritual or spiritualism.

Notice that the hit count increases.

@ Sign

There’s another special character in advanced search:

The @ sign allows you to limit the search to a date range, and restrict your hit count.

To search only the sermons preached in 1963, type: @63

To search only the sermons preached in June 1963, type: @63-06

Note: Typing @cab in the search field will allow you to narrow your search results to only The Church Age Book.

Once you’ve found a search result you like, simply tap on that quote, and the Table will load the sermon with the search terms you used highlighted in the text.

If you would like to load a past search, rather than typing it out again, select the search history button.

This will display a list of previous searches.

Tap on one to load the search.

If you would like to delete any past searches, press and hold on the search.

The clear button allows you to delete the entire list of past searches.