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Application: Files Web version

To open the search pane in preview mode, use one of the following methods:

Click search_buttonSearch at the top of the document viewer.

Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F (Windows) or ⌘Cmd+F(macOS).

To search for data in a document, enter a query in the search box in the search pane. The search starts immediately after entering the data in the field.

If needed, adjust the search parameters:

Select the case-sensitive check box for searching with uppercase and lowercase letters.

Select the Whole words only check box to search for whole words that match the search query.

Select the search area: Search all sheets or Search current sheet. The parameter is available when searching in spreadsheet files.

The number of results found is displayed.

To navigate between the search results, use the following buttons in the search pane:

prev_resultPrevious result: Go to the previous search result.

next_resultNext result: Go to the next search result.

To clear the search bar, click But_Close_WDocClear in the search pane.

To close the search pane, press search_buttonSearch or the Esc key.

The preview mode does not support searching for certain formats in documents that have been opened via a public or internal link. The search is only possible using the formats shown in Table:

Public links

TXT, RTF, DOTX, DOC, DOCX, DOT, OTT, OTP, ODT, ODP, DOCM

PPT, PPTX, POT, POTX, PPSX, PPTM, PPS

PDF

Internal links

XODT, XOTT, TXT, RTF, DOTX, DOC, DOCX, DOT, OTT, OTP, ODT, ODP, DOCM

XODS, XOTS

PPT, PPTX, POT, POTX, PPSX, PPTM, PPS

PDF

 

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