Act on search results

After you search, you can perform actions on the items Search returns in the Preview Inspector pane or through More Options (⋮) . The actions you can perform depend on the type of item.

For example, if Search returns a package, you can install/uninstall it. If Search returns an Asset, you can select, open, or highlight it in the Hierarchy window.

• Every type of item has a default action.
• Some items support additional actions via a context menu.
• Some items also support drag actions, so you can drop them in other Editor windows.

To find out which actions you can perform on different types of items, refer to the Search provider references.

Default actions

Every type of item has a default action.

To perform the default action for an item do one of the following:

1. Double-click the item.
2. Select the item and use Enter.

Note: You can edit the default actions in the Search section of the Preferences page.

Additional actions

Some items support additional actions that you access from the Preview Inspector menu.

To access the additional actions context menu for an item, do one of the following:

1. Right-click the item.
2. In the item entry, select More Options ().

You can also use the Alt + Enter shortcut to perform a secondary action on a selected item without opening the context menu:

Drag actions

Some Search Providers (for example, the Asset and Scene providers) support drag and drop actions. You can drag items from the results area to any part of Unity that supports them, for example, the Hierarchy window, the Scene view, or the Inspector.

Save a result as a favourite

Favourite search results appear at the top of the results list the next time they’re returned for a search.

To save a search result as a favourite, do one of the following:

• Click the star icon next to the search result.
• Right-click the search result and select Add to Favourites.

To remove a favourite, click the star icon again, or right-click the search result and select Remove from Favourites.

Additional resources

• Manage results table
• Focus searches with search providers
• Visual query builder reference