If you have a text file opened in "Notepad", the default text editor on Windows 8/9/10/11 PC, and want to search for a certain text in it, then you can make use of the Find option that you will find under Edit menu option.
If there are multiple matches, you can select the previous or next match using the arrows, or simply use keyboard shortcuts.
- Find Next: F3
- Find Previous: Shift + F3
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