Basics

Global Search

Beginner3 min read

Jump to any project, task, doc, invoice, customer, or team member in a couple of keystrokes — without leaving whatever page you are on.

Key concepts

Command palette: The keyboard-driven search modal, opened with Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux).
Type filter: A prefix you can add to a query to restrict results to a specific entity type (e.g., task:login bug).
Role-aware results: Search respects your permissions — you only see items you are allowed to view. A Member sees tasks from their own projects; financial results appear for users whose role resolves to Admin or the base Member role.
History: Your recent searches are saved locally so you can re-run them quickly.

How to

Type at least two characters.
Results appear live as you type, grouped by type with icons.
Use the arrow keys to move through results.
Press Enter to open the highlighted result.
Press Escape to close without navigating.
Screenshot
Search modal with a query typed and grouped results for projects, tasks, and invoices

Learn Cmd+K / Ctrl+K first — it's the single biggest speed boost in QONE. You rarely need to click through the sidebar once it's muscle memory.
Use type prefixes when a plain query has too many results. invoice:acme is much faster than scanning a mixed list.
Search matches any substring in names/titles (case-insensitive), so a partial term works, but exact number matches (like INV-042) are the fastest way to find a specific document.
Your role determines what you find. If a teammate can find an invoice and you cannot, it's a permission issue — ask your admin to review your role in Settings > Permissions.

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