How to search for some text when the Confluence page is already Published?

[Sunil Pareek]

Search option (Find) is available when we are in Edit mode, but when the Page is published I am unable to do a search. I am using Expand Content option and hence CTRL + F on the browser is also not working.

Please Help

[Alex Koxaras -Relational-]

Hi @Sunil Pareek 

Why don't you use the search field on the navigation bar?

[Sunil Pareek]

Thanks @Alex Koxaras -Relational- for the response.
I have a huge confluence page and want to search which part (Week) the searched text is available (say like I am maintaining Weekly content).

The one you suggested will again guide me back to the same confluence page only.

[Alex Koxaras -Relational-]

You mean like pressing ctrl+f and see the searched text highlighted?

[Sunil Pareek]

yes..since I am using Expand Content option..even if I try to search using CTRL + F, it will not work.

[Alex Koxaras -Relational-]

Since auto expand of the expand macro isn't available (https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-54831) and since you really want to search for this text, I see three ways:

• Export the page (and hopefully the macros will be expanded) and then search OR
• Use rest api to search for the text you want
• Find a app from the marketplace which could search within the contracted expand macros