Open the PDF in a PDF reader
Press Ctrl+F on Windows or Command+F on Mac
Type the word or phrase you want to find
Press Enter to jump to the first match
Use the next and previous arrows to move between matches
Check the search options if you need exact phrases, whole words, or case-sensitive results
Use the search bar in the PDF viewer if Ctrl+F or Command+F is not available
If the PDF is scanned, use OCR first to make the text searchable