Find preferences
Preferences mode contains user-controlled settings.
Sort preference categories
To sort the preference categories in alphabetic order, select Sort categories.

Filter preferences
To find a particular preference, use the filter located at the top left of the Preferences dialog.

Go to tabs in Preferences
To go to a tab in the Preferences dialog from anywhere in Qt Creator, use the t locator filter. For example, to open the Interface tab, enter t preferences interface in the locator.

See also Navigate with locator.