# What is going on with the "Find" function?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-the-find-function/478789>\
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**Created:** [December 26, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-the-find-function/478789 "2008-12-26T23:27:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-the-find-function/478789/1 "2008-12-26T23:27:23Z")

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I guess the title says it all; if the change is supposed to be an improvement I think it is not. Unless it is just me and my totally screwed up computer.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-the-find-function/478789/2 "2008-12-26T23:48:34Z")

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Where are you seeing a “find” button?

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**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-the-find-function/478789/3 "2008-12-27T00:51:34Z")

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> [@samclem](#):
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> Where are you seeing a “find” button?

I may have raised a non-existent issue; I changed my default browser to IE because my wife refuses to use anything else. Let me change it back to FireFox and get back to you.

Anyway, I used Control F for a Find function.

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**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-the-find-function/478789/4 "2008-12-27T00:54:29Z")

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My God, do I feel stupid. But I at least remembered I made a change. So, thanks for the response but never mind.

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-the-find-function/478789/5 "2008-12-27T01:00:18Z")

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Never mind