Access the search features, Find text in a pdf – Adobe Acrobat 8 3D User Manual
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ADOBE ACROBAT 3D VERSION 8
User Guide
See also
“Show or hide layers” on page 364
“Examine a PDF for hidden content” on page 248
“Search and redact words” on page 250
Access the search features
Where you start your search depends on the type of search you want to run. Use the Find toolbar for a quick search
of the current PDF. Use the Search window to look for words or document properties across multiple PDFs, use
advanced search options, and search PDF indexes.
Display the Find toolbar
By default, the Find toolbar is already open. Use this procedure to open it if it has been closed.
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Do one of the following:
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Choose Edit > Find.
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Right-click/Control-click the toolbar area and choose Find on the context menu.
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Press Ctrl+F/Command+F.
Open the Search window
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Do one of the following:
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Choose Edit > Search.
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On the Find toolbar, click the arrow
and choose Open Full Acrobat Search.
Search appears as a separate window that you can move, resize, minimize, or arrange partially or completely behind
the PDF window.
Arrange the PDF document window and Search window
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In the Search window, click Arrange Windows.
Acrobat resizes and arranges the two windows side by side so that together they almost fill the entire screen.
Note: Clicking the Arrange Windows button a second time resizes the document window but leaves the Search window
unchanged. If you want to make the Search window larger or smaller, drag the corner or edge, as you would to resize any
window on your operating system.
Find text in a PDF
The Find toolbar searches the currently open PDF.
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Type the text you want to search for in the text box on the Find toolbar.
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(Optional) Click the arrow
next to the text box and choose one or more of the following:
Whole Words Only
Finds only occurrences of the complete word you type in the text box. For example, if you search
for the word stick, the words tick and sticky aren’t found.
Case-Sensitive
Finds only occurrences of the words that match the capitalization you type. For example, if you
search for the word Web, the words web and WEB aren’t found.
Include Bookmarks
Also searches the text in the Bookmarks panel.