Search backwards with Ctrl+F

space_voyager · Post by **space_voyager** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:40 am

When viewing a PDF and pressing Ctrl+F to get the little menu in the top right to pop up to search for a word, typing a word and pressing Enter repeatedly causes the view to jump forwards from word to word through the document. In other software, using Shift+Enter allows to jump backwards. So far it seems like I can only do this by pressing the little GUI arrows in the Ctrl+F menu with the mouse... but it is annoying to have to drag my mouse over all the way to those small arrows. Is any functionality like Shift+Enter available?

rakunavi · Post by **rakunavi** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 7:24 am

Hello space_voyager,

Please try Shift+F3.

Use the left and right arrow icons, or press F3/Shift+F3, to move backwards and forwards between search results.
https://help.pdf-xchange.com/pdfxe9/index.html?find_ed_2.html

Best regards,
rakunavi

Wed Jan 11, 2023 11:51 am

Hello rakunavi,

Many thanks for the help!

@space_voyager - please do let us know if that resolves your enquiry!

Kind regards,
Stefan

space_voyager · Post by **space_voyager** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 8:42 pm

Oh wow, yes, super helpful - thanks everyone for the quick responses!

Post by **Paul - PDF-XChange** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:40 pm