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Find text in PDFs in Preview on Mac
You can open a PDF or other document in Preview, then search for a word or any set of characters.
In the Preview app
on your Mac, open a PDF.
In the Preview toolbar, type a word or phrase in the search field (you may need to resize the window to see it).
To find an exact phrase, click the magnifying glass
, then choose Exact Phrase.
Do any of the following in the search results:
Go to the next or previous search result: Click the Next
or Previous
button.
Sort the search results by number of matches: Click Search Rank.
Sort the search results by page number: Click Page Order.
When you’ve finished, click the Delete button
in the search field.