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Scrolling to the next Find result places it at the top of the screen instead of in the centre

When using Ctrl+PgDn to scroll to the next Find result, the found text (highlighted) is stupidly placed by Word at the *top* of the screen, which means that, should you need to check the context for (what's before and after) each search result, you always need to scroll a bit up every single time.

Is there a workaround so that when you go the next search result, the highlighted occurence of the text is placed in the *centre* of the screen isntead?

Thanks!

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If you use the Navigation pane with Find, clicking on any of the entries there will scroll to the corresponding portion of the document, with a few lines above the found entry. Using the Navigation pane also has the advantage of allowing you to select items randomly. It also works without having to input the Find text into a dialogue beforehand - simply select the text to Find and press Ctrl-F. Its only significant drawback is that the content selected when you pressed Ctrl-F isn't automatically selected in the Navigation pane, so you can't immediately tell where it is in relation to the others returned there.
Cheers
Paul Edstein
(Fmr MS MVP - Word)

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Last updated February 27, 2024 Views 274 Applies to: