"Find" using OS 9.2

I'm using the Wamcom release, but this has been true in standard releases as
well:

"Find," used to locate something on a page that's been loaded, is very
tricky. First, it tends not to start from the top, therefore deciding that
something doesn't exist on the page merely because it's not in the bottom
20%. If you remember to place cursor somewhere at top of page, this is
avoidable.

Second, the "find" box has to be closed before you can do anything else on
the page. And there are a few other complications too.

Does anybody have a way to work around these kinks?

TIA,
Steve.