How to Search for a Word on a Web Page or Site

There are two ways to search for a word on a web page or site:

  1. Using the keyboard shortcut
  • On Windows, press Ctrl+F.
  • On Mac, press Command+F.

This will open a search bar at the top of the page. Type in the word you want to search for and press Enter. The word will be highlighted on the page. You can use the up and down arrows to move through the results.

  1. Using the browser’s menu
  • In the top right corner of the browser, click on the three dots or three lines.
  • Select “Find” or “Find in Page”.

A search bar will open at the top of the page. Type in the word you want to search for and press Enter. The word will be highlighted on the page. You can use the up and down arrows to move through the results.

Here are some additional tips for searching for a word on a web page or site:

  • Use quotation marks around the word if you want to search for the exact phrase. For example, to search for the phrase “eye doctor”, you would type “eye doctor” in the search bar.
  • Use the asterisk () as a wildcard character. For example, to search for all words that start with the letter “o”, you would type “o” in the search bar.
  • Use the minus sign (-) to exclude a word from the search results. For example, to search for all words about eye doctors except for “optometrist”, you would type “eye doctor -optometrist” in the search bar.

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