Control F Is Command F With a Keyboard
If you have any external keyboard connected to your iPad, simply open the document or web page and press Command+F to display the Find tool.
Then enter a word or phrase in the search box and press Return to search. You’ll see your results highlighted.
Search In a Document
If you have a document in a word processing app like Pages, Microsoft Word, or Google Docs, you can use the app’s search feature.
Search In Pages
Open your document in the Pages app.
Tap the three dots on the top right and select Find. Enter your word or phrase in the search box and tap Search. Use the arrows to view all instances of the search term and tap any spot in the document to close the Find tool.
Search In Word
Open your document in the Microsoft Word app.
Tap the Find icon (magnifying glass) on the top right. Enter your word or phrase in the search box and tap Search. Use the arrows to review all instances of the search term and tap any location in the document to close the Find tool.
Search In Google Docs
Open your document in the Google Docs app.
Tap the three dots on the top right and select Find and replace. Enter your word or phrase in the search box and tap Search. Use the arrows to see each instance of the search term and tap the X on the left to close the Find tool.
Search In a PDF
If you have a PDF file, you can open it in either the Files or Books app and search for what you need.
Search In Files
Open your PDF document in the Files app.
Tap the Find icon (magnifying glass) on the top right. Enter your word or phrase in the search box above the keyboard and tap Search. Use the arrows to see all instances of the search term and tap Cancel to close the Find tool.
Search In Books
Open your PDF document in the Books app.
Tap anywhere in the document to display the menu bar at the top. Select the Find icon (magnifying glass) on the top right. Enter your word or phrase in the search box. When you see the results below the search box, tap to highlight the word or phrase in the document. The Find tool closes automatically after it highlights your search term.
Search On a Web Page
Finding a word or phrase on a web page is easy to do with your web browser’s built-in search tool. Here, we’ll look at Safari and Chrome.
Search In Safari
With the web page open, tap inside the address bar at the top of Safari and enter your search word or phrase. In the list of results that appears, go to the bottom and you’ll see the On This Page section. Select the Find option for the word or phrase you entered. You’ll then see your search term highlighted. Use the arrows to see each instance of the search term and tap Done when you finish.
Search In Chrome
With the web page open in the Chrome app, tap the three dots on the top right. Scroll down and select Find in Page. Enter your word or phrase in the search box. You’ll then see the search term highlighted on the page. Use the arrows to view each instance and tap Done to close the Find tool.
Use the arrows to see each instance of the search term and tap Done when you finish.
Use the arrows to view each instance and tap Done to close the Find tool.
