In the past I’ve done several posts here on various keyboard shortcuts. You can find them by doing a search or click on SHORTCUTS here to get a page with links to posts on this blog.
- How To Search For A Word On A Web Page Mac Chrome
- How To Search For A Word On A Web Page Macbook Air
- How To Search For A Word On A Web Page Mac Firefox
- Search For A Word By Definition
Macbook pro - search for a word on mac? I'm new to Mac, I've always used PCs, so I was wondering how to search for a specific word on a website/document. On a PC, I know you just hit Ctrl-f to 'find', but what's the equivalent for a Mac? Here’s how to search the current web page for a specific word or phrase: 1 – Press the Ctrl+ F key combination. You’ll see a small search box pop up near the top of the screen. 2 – Type the word or phrase you wish to find in the search box. As you’re typing, the first occurrence of that word or phrase will automatically be highlighted.
One of the most useful shortcuts is one I rarely remembered until recently. That is “Find” – Control>f (on Windows); Command>f on the Mac the easy way to search for a word or phrase on a web page, in a Word document and/or even in an email post. https://yirenew970.weebly.com/blog/idle-for-mac.
Since so many people are using iPads, I went on a search to see if individual web pages could also be searched for specific words or phrases when using the iPad. I was excited to learn that, in fact, Safari web pages do have a search function within them.
Following is what I discovered (from the Tutorial that I plan to include in my upcoming book with Interviews with Seniors Using iPads):
How to Search a Web Page on the iPad –
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Open the web page on which you want to do a search for a word or phrase. In the example below I had TechnologyforSeniorsMadeEasy.com/communicating-for-seniors/how-to-easily-save-voice-recordings-and-photos-using-evernote/
STEPS:
1 – Tap the URL to highlight it. You may need to do a “select all” and “cut.”
1 – Tap the URL to highlight it. You may need to do a “select all” and “cut.”
2 – Then type your search word or phrase in that space. For this example I typed “recording.”
3 – The search gives options to go to various web pages AND as you go down the page you’ll see an “On This Page” option, with “Find “[your search word or phrase]”. To the right you will see either “no matches” or the number of matches.
4 – Simply tap on “Find….” and you will be back on the page with all of the words or phrases for which you searched highlighted.
5 – Note: At the bottom of the page, on the left, there are brackets, < >, and a notation on the number of matches found. You can either scroll down the page to look for other highlight OR tap a “move right” or “move left” symbol to be take to the next or previous word or phrase.
6 – Note also: In the box on the right the word or phrase for which you searched is in a search box. You can “x” out the work for which you searched and add a new one to continue your search on the page.
Continuing from here, I then checked my iPhone to see if, and how, we can do a search on individual web pages on the iPhone. What I found, follows:
How to do a Word Search on a Safari Web Page on the iPhone
Instructions are very similar to those for the iPad. The main difference is that there is not the added search option once you are back on the page.
Instructions are very similar to those for the iPad. The main difference is that there is not the added search option once you are back on the page.
1 – Go to the web page. For this example I am on a page on PhotographyandTransformation.com, another of my websites.
2 – Highlight the URL at the top of the page and “cut” it.
3 – Then type in your search word or phrase. I used “treasure” for this page.
4 – The first results you will see are for web pages with that term or phrase. Do NOT tap “Return”. It will take you to the search for various sites.
5 – Move down to the “On This Page”. Tap on that which brings you back to the original page from which you started.
6 – Again, your searched for word or term is highlighted. Use the “move” symbols at the left on the bottom of the page to navigate through.
7 – Tapping on “Done” will remove all of the highlights.
8 – If you want to search for something else on the page, repeat the above process.
NOTE: To be inspired, learn how 30 seniors (from 67 to 101 years old) are using iPads or other electronic devices in my Amazon Kindle book REAL SENIORS USING IPADS. To read the 20 plus 5 Star reviews and see inside the book, click or tap on REAL SENIORS USING IPADS
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Despite my presence on the Web for many years, AND the fact that it’s always been on the Edit Menu, it was only recently I woke up to the search or “Find” option and command on web pages, documents, and PDFs. I was looking a web page directory with a listing of recorded phone calls. There was a summary of each call on the very long page. Someone pointed out that we could search specific topics simply by clicking on the Control Key, plus the letter “f” (on a PC) or the Command Key, plus “f” (on a MacIntosh computer). What a revelation for me!
Below are screen shots of where you will find the spaces to type in your desired word on three of the browsers most commonly used.
On Your PC
“Find” in Internet Explorer on a PC
“Find” in Internet Explorer on a PC
When on a page in Internet Explorer on a PC, clicking on Controlkey plus “f” brings up a FIND section under the address bar top left. Once you type in the word or words for which you are searching open, your selected word(s) that are on the page will be highlighted in blue.
“Find” in Firefox on PC
In Firefox the Find space that opens up is on the lower left.
How To Search For A Word On A Web Page Mac Chrome
https://yirenew970.weebly.com/blog/inbox-for-mac. “Find” in Google Chrome on the PC
In the Google Chrome Internet Browser, Control plus f brings up a blank rectangle in the upper right, with NO identifying name. Yet, it is waiting there for you to type in your desired search word or phrase. Then you’ll note, the first of the words on the page is highlighted in orange. Scroll down the page to check for others, highlighted in yellow.
How To Search For A Word On A Web Page Macbook Air
On a Mac
“Find” in Safari
“Find” in Safari
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In Safari on a Mac, Command f, brings up the Find space in the top right of the page, under the URL bar. The word(s) you searched for get highlighted in yellow. Clicking on the Return key, takes you through to the next words.
“Find” on Firefox on a Mac
How To Search For A Word On A Web Page Mac Firefox
In Firefox on the Mac, Command f opens the find box in the lower left corner of your page. Click on Next or Previous, links after the Search space.
Search For A Word By Definition
Note – “Find” highlights all requested words that are in text form in the body of the page, comments (if a blog) and any text menu listings on the page. It will NOT “see” words that are part of an Image, i.e. a photograph with words within. Examples of the latter, where the words will not be seen, are in the right sidebar in the above pages.