# Search always in all entries

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/search-always-in-all-entries/2347>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 8, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/search-always-in-all-entries/2347 "2020-10-08T12:53:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jan\_Sochman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/jan_sochman/32/771_2.png) [@Jan\_Sochman](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Jan_Sochman)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/search-always-in-all-entries/2347/1 "2020-10-08T12:53:45Z")

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Hi, is there a way to convince the search within the library to always search the whole database and not just the selected group? Having many groups I am most of the time scrolling up to the first item “All entries”, selecting that and only then I can search the library. I actually never ever needed to search within the selected group (maybe it is useful for somebody?). If I wanted that I wouldn’t mind to specify it in the search bar.

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**Author:** ![Siedlerchr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/siedlerchr/32/216_2.png) [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/search-always-in-all-entries/2347/2 "2020-10-09T14:30:02Z")

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I think currently it’s not possible, but maybe a switch in the search bar could be an idea.