The PDF preview searches a PDF's text, highlights what matches and takes you to each matching page.
- Open a PDF to see it in the preview.
- Type a word or phrase in the search field. Capitals don't matter. Matching text is highlighted on the page.
- Use the previous and next buttons to move between matching pages. Going past the last one wraps back to the first.
- Clear the field to remove the highlights.
On the Mac, the field says "Find in PDF…", Return goes to the next matching page, Shift-Return to the previous one, and Esc clears the search.
Where: web and Mac, in a PDF's preview.
Good to know: on the Mac, the preview also has page and zoom controls, and a button that switches to the original PDF viewer. Search PDF brings you back. If a PDF can't be drawn, the preview offers Retry and Use original viewer. Related: Attach files to a chat, What are artifacts?.