Search and text selection
Using an iPhone or iPad? See On iPhone and iPad.
Find text
Section titled “Find text”- Choose Edit > Find or press ⌘ F.
- Type your search term. Matches are highlighted on the page.
- Move between matches with the shortcuts below.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Find | ⌘ F |
| Find Next | ⌘ G |
| Find Previous | ⌘ ⇧ G |
| Use Selection for Find | ⌘ E |
Search ignores case and accents, so searching for cafe also finds Cafe and
cafe with an accent.
Search results in the sidebar
Section titled “Search results in the sidebar”While a search is active, the thumbnail sidebar lists the results instead: every page with a hit, and how many matches it has. Click one to jump straight to it.
A bar above the page shows the total number of matches, steps between them, and sorts the list by Search Rank (best matches first) or Page Order. Click Done to leave search and bring the thumbnails back.
Select and copy text
Section titled “Select and copy text”Drag across the page to select text, then copy it with ⌘ C. Use Selection for Find (⌘ E) starts a new search from whatever text you have selected.
When search finds nothing
Section titled “When search finds nothing”A DjVu page can display readable words without containing searchable text. Search needs embedded text or an OCR result. No matches can also mean recognition errors, a different spelling, or an incomplete text layer.
- Open the file in Niraqua DjVu and try to select a word.
- Search for a short, clearly printed word. Try another page and check the spelling.
- If the page has no usable text, run text recognition.