# Capable Search

Capable Search indexes diagram content alongside everything else, which means a label inside a shape is findable, and you can filter a search down to pages that contain diagrams.

It is the difference between knowing a diagram exists somewhere and being able to open it.

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## When this matters

* Large sites where diagrams are scattered across spaces.
* Finding the canonical version of a diagram somebody has copied three times.
* Auditing which pages contain diagrams at all.

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## The detail

![The Capable Search sidebar under built-in searches listing favorites, recently viewed, created by you, outdated content, your approvals, pending approvals, pages with diagrams highlighted, and pages w](https://help.gocapable.com/images/5fd51e66-4f4a-4c55-a566-d8008c1060ca.webp)

Pages with diagrams is one of the built in searches, so you do not have to write the query yourself.

| **Thing**      | **What happens**                                                 |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Diagram text   | Shape and node labels are indexed and searchable.                |
| Diagram titles | Indexed, which is why titling diagrams is worth the ten seconds. |
| Filtering      | Narrow a search to pages containing diagrams.                    |
| Permissions    | You only ever find what you could already open.                  |

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## A few things that catch people out

* Indexing takes a few minutes, so a brand new diagram is not instantly findable.
* Text inside an imported flat image is not indexed; only real diagram text is.
* Untitled diagrams are much harder to find. Space settings can prompt for titles.

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## Related

[Capable MarkdownDiagrams inside a fenced code block.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/capable-markdown.html)

[Capable SitesDiagrams on a published site.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/capable-sites.html)

[ExamplesWorking diagrams you can copy.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/examples.html)

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_It works better next to the rest of Capable._