Find text in PDFs in Preview on Mac
You can open a PDF or other document in Preview, then search for a word or any set of characters.
Go to the Preview app
on your Mac.In the Preview toolbar, type a word or phrase in the search field (you may need to resize the window to see it).
If you type a phrase, Preview searches for that exact phrase. To search for any word included in the phrase, click
, then choose Any Match.Do any of the following in the search results:
Go to the next or previous search result: Click
or 
.Sort the search results by number of matches: Click Search Rank.
Sort the search results by page number: Click Page Order.
When you’re finished, click
in the search field.