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# usesFindPanel

A Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver allows for a find panel.

```
var usesFindPanel: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> to allow the use of a find panel, <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> otherwise. A text view can use either a find panel or a find bar. If [`usesFindPanel`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextView/usesFindPanel) is set to <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, [`usesFindBar`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextView/usesFindBar) is set to <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> and vice versa.

## See Also

[`usesFindBar`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextView/usesFindBar)

A Boolean value that indicates whether to use the find bar for this text view.


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