PDF search function not working in Preview

2021年2月16日 — I type a search term (one word), that I know is in the pdf, and Preview tells me the word is not in the document. It kinda negates the whole ...

2011年10月5日 — It seems that the search function in Preview has stopped working. Priorly, the app used to work fine in all the text based PDF documents. The ...

2022年5月18日 — I have tried the simple solutions suggested such as force quite of Preview, closing and re-opening the PDF files and updating my Mac version.

2023年12月18日 — Solution #1: Check Your Tools · Solution #2: Force Quit · Solution #3: Restart Your Mac · Solution #4: Repair Your File · Solution #5: Reset the ...

Fix 2: Force quit Preview · Launch Finder, open Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor. · Input 'Preview' in the search column and select it from the list.

2022年11月11日 — Now the app 'Preview' is not working like it used to. While it can still search for a word it no longer allows me to search for phrases. I used ...

2018年10月29日 — It appears that one common solution is to close the document and reopening it. NOT quitting Preview, just close and open the same document and ...

2021年6月4日 — I just updated my MacBook to Big Sur, and the search tool from the Preview app is not working. I've looked online to find a solution, ...

2017年4月20日 — I selected the Table of Contents in View Menu and searched again. It is working. Check the screenshot: enter image description here.