The text fields in the search and replace dialog box and the file system browser remember the last 20 entered strings by default. The number of strings to remember can be changed in the Appearance pane of the Utilities>Global Options dialog box; see the section called “The Appearance Pane”.

Pressing UP recalls previous strings. Pressing DOWN after recalling previous strings recalls later strings.

Pressing S+UP or S+DOWN will search backwards or forwards, respectively, for strings beginning with the text already entered in the text field.

Clicking the triangle to the right of the text field, or clicking with the right-mouse button anywhere else will display a pop-up menu of all previously entered strings; selecting one will input it into the text field. Holding down Shift while clicking will display a menu of all previously entered strings that begin with the text already entered.