# Find a step in a long automation: the steps list and its search

> The SkedX Flow builder lists every step of an automation on the left, in the order they run: numbered steps (1, 2, 3) and each branch’s steps lettered (A1, A2). A save shows what it saves under its name; a step that still needs something says so in amber. Click a row to open that step on the canvas. Type in Search steps and messages (or press /) to find a step by its name or by what it says — the words of a message, a button, a save — and the list shows where the words are. The arrow on the list’s edge folds it away; it stays one click away. Under 820 px wide there is no list: use + Add a step and the canvas.

Product: SkedX Flow · Topic: Automation · Verified in the live product on 2026-10-24

So that in an automation of fifty steps you can go straight to the one that says “pincode”, or the one that still needs filling.

## Step 1: Read the list

The list shows every step in the order it runs. A numbered step; a branch’s steps lettered A1, A2; a step that still needs something says so in amber. Click a row to open that step.

## Step 2: Search what the steps say

Type in **Search steps and messages** — or press **/**. Steps whose name or words match are listed, with where the words are. The arrow on the list’s edge folds the list away.

## Common questions

### Nothing matches — what now?

The list says so and offers **Clear the search**. Try fewer words, or part of a word.

### Where is the list on a phone?

Under 820 px wide the canvas takes the whole screen: use **+ Add a step** at the bottom left, and tap a card to open it.

### Why does the list count fewer steps than my automation has?

A Branch drawn inside its question’s card and a **Go back** chip have no row of their own. They are still in the automation, and every save keeps them. Search their words and the list shows the question that holds them.

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## Related guides
- Build an automation step by step in SkedX Flow: https://skode.ai/help/flow/automation/build-an-automation-step-by-step-in-skode-flow/
- Search automations by name or anything inside: https://skode.ai/help/flow/automation/search-automations-by-name-or-anything-inside/
- Set up a message step and its buttons: https://skode.ai/help/flow/automation/set-up-a-message-step-and-its-buttons/
- See where customers stop in an automation: https://skode.ai/help/flow/automation/see-where-customers-stop-in-an-automation/

Source: https://skode.ai/help/flow/automation/find-a-step-in-a-long-automation/