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Finding text on a page

Quickly find the words you want on any page.

  1. Select Edit > Find (on This Page)
  2. Type the text you are looking for in the box, then click Find Next.
  3. The text will be highlighted on the web page. Use the Find Next button to click down the page, until a message tells you that it has finished searching the document. Press OK, then cancel the Find window.

Using the options to Match whole word only or Match case can make your search more accurate.

Note: It is not possible to find text that is contained in graphics.

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