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Find and replace function

In Pages, under "Edit" the "Find" function no longer works for me. I use it frequently to find words in longer documents, so it's a bummer it no longer works. Any solutions? Many thanks in advance.


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 1, 2021 3:01 PM

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Posted on Nov 1, 2021 7:11 PM

It still works fine for me, despite the deluge of posts from those that swear it does not. The Find/Replace facility in Pages scans the entire document for the Find string. That does not mean that it will highlight every hit initially — sometimes it will, and other times, you must click the '>' button to illuminate the first found word. How you have the selections in the ⚙ panel will also govern the Find behavior, and it might also be relevant to clear the previous Find items:


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Nov 1, 2021 7:11 PM in response to HikeVT

It still works fine for me, despite the deluge of posts from those that swear it does not. The Find/Replace facility in Pages scans the entire document for the Find string. That does not mean that it will highlight every hit initially — sometimes it will, and other times, you must click the '>' button to illuminate the first found word. How you have the selections in the ⚙ panel will also govern the Find behavior, and it might also be relevant to clear the previous Find items:


Find and replace function

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