Control F Is Command F With a Keyboard

If you have any external keyboard connected to your iPad, simply open the document or web page and press Command+F to display the Find tool. Then enter a word or phrase in the search box and press Return to search. You’ll see your results highlighted.

Search In a Document

If you have a document in a word processing app like Pages, Microsoft Word, or Google Docs, you can use the app’s search feature. 

Search In Pages

Open your document in the Pages app.

Search In Word

Open your document in the Microsoft Word app.

Search In Google Docs

Open your document in the Google Docs app.

Search In a PDF

If you have a PDF file, you can open it in either the Files or Books app and search for what you need.

Search In Files

Open your PDF document in the Files app.

Search In Books

Open your PDF document in the Books app.

Search On a Web Page

Finding a word or phrase on a web page is easy to do with your web browser’s built-in search tool. Here, we’ll look at Safari and Chrome.

Search In Safari

Search In Chrome

Use the arrows to see each instance of the search term and tap Done when you finish. Use the arrows to view each instance and tap Done to close the Find tool.