6.4. Searching through multiple annotation files

Elan offers an option to search for an expression through multiple files. To access it, go to Search > Search multiple eaf… This will open the following dialog box:

Searching through multiple annotation files

Figure 6.13. Searching through multiple annotation files


The result window contains the following fields for every found annotation:

[Note]Note

It is not possible to restrict the search results to a certain tier or to specify extra structural or temporal constraints.

The displayed search results can be exported to a tab-separated text file as well. The exported files are very similar to that described in Section 6.2.4.

If you click on one of the listed annotations, a new Elan window will be opened, and that annotation unit will be selected. When clicking on another result, the newly opened window is reused.

If you right click somewhere in the list ELAN shows a context menu with the following options: