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The dependency browser allows you to search for an element and view its dependencies and references.

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Open the Reference browser tab

Select Reference browser on the View menu or press Ctrl+Alt+R.
Screenshot of the Reference browser tab in ABBYY FlexiLayout Studio, showing the element search box with the found elements listed in the left pane and the Dependencies and References panes.

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View element dependencies and references

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Search for an element

Enter an element name or select a previously entered element from the list. Click the aBc button to toggle between case-sensitive and case-insensitive search modes.
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Select a found element

The found elements will be shown in the pane on the left. Click an element to view its dependencies or references.The Dependencies pane shows the elements referred to by the selected element. The References pane shows the elements which refer to the selected element.
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View the properties of a dependency or reference

You can expand the lists to view all the dependencies or references. Double-click a dependency or reference to display the properties of the corresponding element.
For example, for a dependency of the “relation” type, the Relations tab of the Properties dialog box will open and the corresponding relation of the element will be highlighted.
Screenshot of the dependency browser next to the Relations tab of the Properties dialog box, where double-clicking a relation-type dependency opens the tab and highlights the corresponding Below and Above relations of the element.
For a reference from the Pre-search relations or Post-search relations section, the Advanced tab of the Properties dialog box will open and the corresponding code fragment will be highlighted.