When locating relevant information within a website can also be difficult, it is possible to use the browser's "find" function to locate words in a page. Thus, if the page is a seventy page document about human rights violations in a particular country, it might be possible to quickly locate information about women's rights by selecting "find" and typing the word "women" in the box that appears. The browser should scroll down to the next occurrence of the word "women." The "find" box should remain open. Clicking on "find" button a second time locates the next occurrence of the word.

The browser, however, will only start "finding" from the location of the cursor. This has two consequences. First, if the page contains multiple frames, it may be necessary to place the cursor (by clicking with the mouse) in the frame that contains the information to be searched. Second, if for any reason the cursor is in the middle of the document when "find" is selected, the browser will only find occurrences of the word subsequent to where your cursor is located. To find the first occurrence, it is important to place the cursor (by clicking with the mouse) at the top of the document.

Generally, the standard "find" function does not work when viewing PDF documents in Adobe Acrobat. In such cases, the "find" function is accessed by clicking on the button with a graphic of binoculars. Clicking on "find again" (often a small pair of binoculars next to the larger pair) will locate the next occurrence of the word. (It is possible to tell what each button does by holding the cursor over the button—the command should appear in a small box just under the cursor. This works in Adobe and most other programs.)

If it is still not possible to find the relevant information in a page, the page's "site map" can provide an overview of the website. Site maps look like outlines, and each outline heading is a hyperlink to that section of the website.