Alternatively known as an incremental search, an incremental find describes a type of searching that finds text as it is typed. For example, when searching for “computer,” in a Microsoft Word document, anything that matches what’s typed is highlighted as you type it. However, if you had only typed “co,” anything containing “co” will be highlighted, as shown below.

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  • How to find text in a file, document, spreadsheet, or page.
  • How to find and replace text within a text file.