Apple - Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 10:52 AM
Here's how to perform 'Control-F' on an iPhone, which lets you search for
specific text on any mobile webpage
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* Pressing the "Control" (or "Command" on Macs) and "F" keys simultaneously
on any computer lets you find any word you're looking for on any webpage you're
browsing.
* Many people don't know that "Control-F" works on the
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"Control-F" is one of the most useful functions on any computer.
Pressing these two keys simultaneously lets you narrow down your inquiries even
further by easily allowing you to search for a specific word or phrase. You can
see how many instances of that word or phrase appear on that webpage, and if
they don't appear at all, you can move on to a new webpage to hopefully find
what you're looking for.
You might not know this, but the same "Control-F" function also works on the
iPhone, although it looks and works a little differently there.
Here's how to use "Control-F" on an iPhone.
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Okay, I'm on Business Insider.com<http://Insider.com>, the best website there
is. I'm on this ridiculously good story written by some handsome devil, but
let's say I want to find the word "Apple" in this article.
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The first step here is clicking the "Share" button, the box-shaped icon with an
arrow pointing out from the top.
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Clicking the Share button brings up the Share Sheet, which has lots of useful
shortcuts and functions. You can actually re-arrange your shortcuts by tapping
and holding any one of the icons, and then moving it to your desired location.
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As you might guess, the function we want from the Share Sheet here is "Find on
Page," which is the icon with the magnifying glass.
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After you press the icon, you'll be prompted to start typing the word or phrase
you're looking for. I typed out "Apple," and it immediately brought me to the
first instance of the word.
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If you click the arrow keys next to the word or phrase you're searching for,
you'll move to the next or previous instance of your search terms.
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If you prefer using Google Chrome on your iPhone, "Control-F" works there, too.
It actually works better there, since Chrome will tell you how many instances
of that word or phrase are on the webpage, just like a desktop computer.
Apple's Safari doesn't do this.
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The first thing you want to do is click the three dots in the bottom-right
corner of Chrome.
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Those three dots summon a whole new menu, with functions to reload the page,
open new tabs and bookmarks, and more.
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Scroll down this menu until you find the function called "Find in Page," which
also has a magnifying glass icon next to it.
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Just start typing the word or phrase you're looking for, and Google Chrome will
find and highlight it for you. Unlike Safari, Chrome also shows you the number
of instances that word or phrase appears on the webpage, just like "Control-F"
on a desktop. Hopefully Apple adds this feature to Safari soon.
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