# CTRL+F(x2) for normal text searching in the forum!

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ctrl-f-x2-for-normal-text-searching-in-the-forum/110288>\
**Category:** Meta\
**Tags:** keyboard, forum, browser\
**Created:** [December 4, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ctrl-f-x2-for-normal-text-searching-in-the-forum/110288 "2019-12-04T12:14:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yoni](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/yoni/32/47842_2.png) [@Yoni](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Yoni)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ctrl-f-x2-for-normal-text-searching-in-the-forum/110288/1 "2019-12-04T12:14:06Z")

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I just discovered that pressing **CTRL+F** for a **second time** in a forum thread closes the Discourse search window and then opens the (expected) browser’s search window. Hurahhh!!! 😆

If you’re interested in why on earth Discourse thought it was a good idea to hijack CTRL+F:

> **[Pressing Ctrl+F twice on topic search should close the Discourse search window](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pressing-ctrl-f-twice-on-topic-search-should-close-the-discourse-search-window/19649/11)**
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> No, it’s not a bug. That is intentional. You can read about it in older discussions: