To open the Navigation pane from the Edit view, press Ctrl+F, or select Home > Find. Find text by typing it in the Search in document box. Word for the web starts searching as soon as you start typing. To further narrow the search results, select the filter icon and select Match case of Whole words only.
Learn how to search for a word in Microsoft Word by taking advantage of a handful of useful tools that can help you locate what you need.
You can search for text in Word documents using the Navigation Pane or the Find and Replace dialog box. There are several advanced options for searching for text including using wildcards and matching upper and lower case.