How do I search for a certain word or phrase in a word document?

[lorith]

I have a long MS word document and I need to find a certain word or phrase in
it. I know there must be a way to search within a document for the word or
phrase, but I don't know how to do it. I tried "help" but couldn't come up
with anything. Thanks for your help!

 

[DeanH]

Have you tried the Find function? Look up "Find and replace text or other
items" in the Help for assistance on this functions capabilities.
DeanH

 

[JohnBlack]

I'n not quite sure what kind of phrase or word you search for but if you are
for example looking foor the phrase "how do i find a word". Use CRTL-F and in
the search field put "how do i find a word". With the quotes. If you are
looking for a phrase which start with "How do I" and it could end with
anything, use CTRL-F and in the search field put "How do I *". The asterix is
used to replace any word.

 

[grammatim]

Maybe when you went to Help, you searched for "Search" instead of
"Find." (Do you have a Mac background? In Mac it's called "Search/
Change.")