Find Keyboard Shortcut

Find usually searches the current page or document, not the entire computer.

• In Google Docs on Windows: Ctrl + F — Find
• In Microsoft Word on macOS: Cmd + F — Find

Recorded actions and binding evidence

Also works in: Android, Cursor, Notepad++, Sublime Text, Windows Terminal.

Context

Find usually searches the current page or document, not the entire computer. Editors may also have separate commands for workspace search, symbol search and replacement. A page may contain collapsed or unloaded material that an in-page search cannot see.

Use the binding for your application and platform. Custom keymaps, keyboard layouts and intercepted system keys can change the behavior you observe.

Practical checks

• Focus the page or document you want to search.
• Distinguish Find from Find and Replace.
• Use the app's broader search when the current document has no match.

Continue your task

• What does Ctrl+F do?
• Google Docs shortcuts
• Microsoft Word shortcuts
• Visual Studio Code shortcuts
• Microsoft Word: Windows to Mac
• Android shortcuts

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