actualNoteContentPart: ## iOS: search for notes using Spotlight
  For iOS users, you can simply [swipe down](https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/iphone/iph3c511548/ios)  from your home screen and start typing to search for notes inside your Amplenote notebook. Results will be matched against the notes' titles.
  
  
  
  
  
  # Searching for tasks
  There are 2 ways to search for and filter your tasks in Amplenote:
  [Look up tasks by their description using Quick Open](/help/organizing_notes_quick_search#Look_up_tasks)  
  [Filtering tasks: tags and note references (backlinks aka projects)](/help/filter_tasks_by_note_reference_backlink)  
  
  
  Filtering tasks by Note References
  
  
  ## Saved task searches
  Any task filter applied in Tasks Mode and Calendar Mode can be saved to the list of shortcuts. Check out the docs here: [Saved Searches, Tag Shortcuts, and the Default Shortcut](/help/tag_shortcuts_default_tag_shortcut) . 
  
  # Searching for backlinks/note references
  When you scroll down to the bottom of a note, you can access the Backlinks panel, which shows a list of all notes that link to the current note. When that list gets long enough, you might want to employ some of the filtering options available. [Check out the full documentation on backlink filtering here](/help/backlinking_bidirectional_linking#Filtering_Backlinks) .
  
  
  Enter a tag to filter the list of backlinks that are shown
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  iOS: search for notes using Spotlight
  For iOS users, you can simply [swipe down](https://support.apple.com)`
    from your home screen and start typing to search for notes inside your Amplenote notebook. Results will be matched against the notes' titles. 
  Searching for tasks
  There are 2 ways to search for and filter your tasks in Amplenote:
  [Look up tasks by their description using Quick Open](/help/organizing_notes_quick_search#Look_up_tasks)
  
  [Filtering tasks: tags and note references (backlinks aka projects)](/help/filter_tasks_by_note_reference_backlink)
  Filtering tasks by Note References 
  Saved task searches
  Any task filter applied in Tasks Mode and Calendar Mode can be saved to the list of shortcuts. Check out the docs here: [Saved Searches, Tag Shortcuts, and the Default Shortcut](/help/tag_shortcuts_default_tag_shortcut)
   . 
  Searching for backlinks/note references
  When you scroll down to the bottom of a note, you can access the Backlinks panel, which shows a list of all notes that link to the current note. When that list gets long enough, you might want to employ some of the filtering options available. [Check out the full documentation on backlink filtering here](/help/backlinking_bidirectional_linking#Filtering_Backlinks)
   . Enter a tag to filter the list of backlinks that are shown
noteTitle: All about searching, lookup and filtering for notes and tasks