To search a PDF

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With the PDF document open in front of you, press Command F. Or go to the Edit menu, slide down to “Find,” then choose “Find….”
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A search drawer appears on the side of the document window, as shown below. Type your search word or phrase into the search field.
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As you type, Preview starts finding words that match. The more you type, the narrower the search becomes and the fewer words it finds.
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In the list of results, double-click any one to go directly to that result. Preview will outline the word briefly, as shown below, and then the outline fades to a highlight so you can see the word.
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To find the next occurrence of the word or phrase, press Command G, or double-click on any other result in the list.

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