# Is there a way to search within a thread?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-within-a-thread/186297>\
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**Created:** [July 4, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-within-a-thread/186297 "2003-07-04T21:43:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stage\_Manager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stage_manager/32/7267_2.png) [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-within-a-thread/186297/1 "2003-07-04T21:43:05Z")

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Other than bringing up each page of a thread and using the browser’s Find function, is there any way to search within a particular thread?

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**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-within-a-thread/186297/2 "2003-07-05T01:07:22Z")

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On the Search page, if you click “Show results as posts” rather than “Show results as threads”, that will take you to the posts containing the search term.

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**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-within-a-thread/186297/3 "2003-07-05T01:12:45Z")

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Or if you’re looking for a particular term in a particular thread, you go to the thread and then click on “Show Printable Version”; then you just use the Find function in your browser.