FrameMaker's find function won't find text within a variable, inside a text inset, or conditionalized text that is hidden. It also won't find, for example, text containing a non-breaking space, if you search for a regular space. Here's a link that might help you: http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/2011/01/tcs-specific/searching-for-missing-text-in-framemaker-documents.html
Mike Wickham
