Windows 10 Notepad doesn't “Find” text

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When I paste this into Notepad on Windows 10:



"first_name"=>"M", "surname"=>"C", "country"=>"Australia"


and then try to "Find" (CTRL-F) the string "name", it comes up blank:



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Is Notepad's "Find" function completely useless or am I missing something?






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  • Ah, yes, @Worthwelle. It's been so long since I've needed to use it.
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When I paste this into Notepad on Windows 10:



"first_name"=>"M", "surname"=>"C", "country"=>"Australia"


and then try to "Find" (CTRL-F) the string "name", it comes up blank:



enter image description here



Is Notepad's "Find" function completely useless or am I missing something?






search notepad







share|improve this question





















  • pop that into an answer and get an upvote or an accept!
    – fred_dot_u
    3 hours ago










  • Ah, yes, @Worthwelle. It's been so long since I've needed to use it.
    – MSC
    3 hours ago












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up vote
1
down vote

favorite











When I paste this into Notepad on Windows 10:



"first_name"=>"M", "surname"=>"C", "country"=>"Australia"


and then try to "Find" (CTRL-F) the string "name", it comes up blank:



enter image description here



Is Notepad's "Find" function completely useless or am I missing something?






search notepad







share|improve this question













When I paste this into Notepad on Windows 10:



"first_name"=>"M", "surname"=>"C", "country"=>"Australia"


and then try to "Find" (CTRL-F) the string "name", it comes up blank:



enter image description here



Is Notepad's "Find" function completely useless or am I missing something?






search notepad




search notepad






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  • pop that into an answer and get an upvote or an accept!
    – fred_dot_u
    3 hours ago










  • Ah, yes, @Worthwelle. It's been so long since I've needed to use it.
    – MSC
    3 hours ago
















  • pop that into an answer and get an upvote or an accept!
    – fred_dot_u
    3 hours ago










  • Ah, yes, @Worthwelle. It's been so long since I've needed to use it.
    – MSC
    3 hours ago















pop that into an answer and get an upvote or an accept!
– fred_dot_u
3 hours ago




pop that into an answer and get an upvote or an accept!
– fred_dot_u
3 hours ago












Ah, yes, @Worthwelle. It's been so long since I've needed to use it.
– MSC
3 hours ago




Ah, yes, @Worthwelle. It's been so long since I've needed to use it.
– MSC
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The Find function starts where you placed your cursor. Since you pasted into Notepad, the cursor is likely at the end of the document.



You can either



  1. move the cursor to the beginning of the document

  2. switch the Find direction from Down to Up





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    Notepad's "find" feature searches either forward or backwards using the cursor's current position as a reference point.



    You can see the radio buttons "Up" and "Down" for search direction. "Down" searches for the next match after the cursor, and "Up" searches for the previous match before the cursor. As you search, it moves the cursor around so that it doesn't find the same text over and over again.



    The search doesn't wrap around when you hit the end of a document (unlike many other text editing programs).



    You can either move the cursor to the beginning of the document, or you can change the radio button to "Up" to search in reverse.






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      The Find function starts where you placed your cursor. Since you pasted into Notepad, the cursor is likely at the end of the document.



      You can either



      1. move the cursor to the beginning of the document

      2. switch the Find direction from Down to Up





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        The Find function starts where you placed your cursor. Since you pasted into Notepad, the cursor is likely at the end of the document.



        You can either



        1. move the cursor to the beginning of the document

        2. switch the Find direction from Down to Up





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          The Find function starts where you placed your cursor. Since you pasted into Notepad, the cursor is likely at the end of the document.



          You can either



          1. move the cursor to the beginning of the document

          2. switch the Find direction from Down to Up





          share|improve this answer














          The Find function starts where you placed your cursor. Since you pasted into Notepad, the cursor is likely at the end of the document.



          You can either



          1. move the cursor to the beginning of the document

          2. switch the Find direction from Down to Up






          share|improve this answer














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              Notepad's "find" feature searches either forward or backwards using the cursor's current position as a reference point.



              You can see the radio buttons "Up" and "Down" for search direction. "Down" searches for the next match after the cursor, and "Up" searches for the previous match before the cursor. As you search, it moves the cursor around so that it doesn't find the same text over and over again.



              The search doesn't wrap around when you hit the end of a document (unlike many other text editing programs).



              You can either move the cursor to the beginning of the document, or you can change the radio button to "Up" to search in reverse.






              share|improve this answer
























                up vote
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                Notepad's "find" feature searches either forward or backwards using the cursor's current position as a reference point.



                You can see the radio buttons "Up" and "Down" for search direction. "Down" searches for the next match after the cursor, and "Up" searches for the previous match before the cursor. As you search, it moves the cursor around so that it doesn't find the same text over and over again.



                The search doesn't wrap around when you hit the end of a document (unlike many other text editing programs).



                You can either move the cursor to the beginning of the document, or you can change the radio button to "Up" to search in reverse.






                share|improve this answer






















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                  up vote
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                  Notepad's "find" feature searches either forward or backwards using the cursor's current position as a reference point.



                  You can see the radio buttons "Up" and "Down" for search direction. "Down" searches for the next match after the cursor, and "Up" searches for the previous match before the cursor. As you search, it moves the cursor around so that it doesn't find the same text over and over again.



                  The search doesn't wrap around when you hit the end of a document (unlike many other text editing programs).



                  You can either move the cursor to the beginning of the document, or you can change the radio button to "Up" to search in reverse.






                  share|improve this answer












                  Notepad's "find" feature searches either forward or backwards using the cursor's current position as a reference point.



                  You can see the radio buttons "Up" and "Down" for search direction. "Down" searches for the next match after the cursor, and "Up" searches for the previous match before the cursor. As you search, it moves the cursor around so that it doesn't find the same text over and over again.



                  The search doesn't wrap around when you hit the end of a document (unlike many other text editing programs).



                  You can either move the cursor to the beginning of the document, or you can change the radio button to "Up" to search in reverse.







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