# Find an answer in the documentation

Search with Ctrl+K from any documentation page, jump straight to the section that answers you, narrow a long list by app or type, and tell us when a page did not help.

The documentation indexes every published page section by section, in every language. A search returns the section that answers you, not just the page, and opens it at the right heading. When a page does not answer, the box at its end sends your words to the documentation team.

## Before you start {#before-you-start}

- Choose your language with the language selector in the site header. Results come in the language you read, from the pages available in it; a page not yet translated opens in its original.
- No account is needed for the public documentation. A restricted page appears only to signed-in users of the access group it is restricted to.

## Search {#search}

1. On any documentation page, press **Ctrl+K** (**⌘K** on a Mac), or click the search bar at the top of the page; on the documentation's home page, the magnifier next to the counters does the same.

![The documentation's home page; the magnifier opens the search window, as Ctrl+K does.](https://jaah.app/web/image/17825-88525679/docs-portal-find-an-answer-search_button-en.png)

2. Type a few words. The results appear as you type, the matching words highlighted, each with its app and a **Verified** badge when its scenario passed.
3. The first result is selected: move with the arrow keys and press **Enter** to open the selected one, or click it. The page opens at the section that matched. **Esc** closes the window.

![Results by section as you type, the first one selected, each with its app and its Verified badge.](https://jaah.app/web/image/17833-eb483160/docs-portal-find-an-answer-search_results-en.png)

## Narrow a long list {#narrow}

The results page lists every match and filters them by **App** and by **Type**: Tutorial, How-to, Explanation, Reference, FAQ or Changelog. You reach it when you press **Enter** before any result appears, or at the address of the documentation followed by `/search` and your words, for example `/docs/search?q=PDF`.

![The results page, filtered by app and by type.](https://jaah.app/web/image/17837-a4df72d2/docs-portal-find-an-answer-results_page-en.png)

## Tell us when a page did not help {#feedback}

Every page ends with **Was this page helpful?**. **Yes** is recorded at once; **No** opens the box **What was missing or wrong?**, where you write what you looked for and click **Send**. Each **No** with its comment opens a task for the documentation team, and a search that finds nothing is recorded, so the gap gets filled.

![The question at the end of every page; No opens a box for what was missing.](https://jaah.app/web/image/17849-5ce886ba/docs-portal-find-an-answer-feedback-en.png)

## FAQ {#faq}

### Why do I see a page in English when I read in Arabic? {#page-in-english}

Its Arabic version does not exist yet or is not reviewed yet. The original is shown so the answer is not hidden, with a note that the page is not available in your language yet.

### Can I read a page as Markdown? {#read-as-markdown}

Yes. Every page has a **Markdown** link in its header, and the same text is served when a program asks for `text/markdown`.

![The Markdown link in a page's header.](https://jaah.app/web/image/17841-528d9035/docs-portal-find-an-answer-markdown_link-en.png)

### Does search cover restricted pages? {#restricted-pages}

Only for signed-in users of the group the page is restricted to; visitors never see them, not even in the results.

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- Source: https://jaah.app/docs/docs-portal/find-an-answer-in-the-documentation
- Updated: 2026-11-01
- Version: Docs Portal 19.0.1.0.2
- Verified: 2026-11-01