ADOBE READER 8
User Guide
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Search for text
Use Find to search for text in an open PDF.
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Type search terms in the Find text box on the toolbar.
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(Optional) Click the arrow next to the Find text box and select any desired options, such as Include Bookmarks.
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Press Enter.
To search all PDFs in a folder, choose Open Full Reader Search from the Find pop-up menu, click All PDF
Documents In, and then select the folder you want to search.
Search for text in comments
You can search for text in comments, as well as the body of the PDF.
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Type search terms in the Find text box on the toolbar.
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Click the arrow next to the Find text box and select Include Comments.
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Press Enter.
To see all search results at once, choose Open Full Reader Search from the Find pop-up menu and select In The
Current PDF Document and Include Comments.
Search attachments
You can search for words in single PDF or in multiple PDFs, along with any attached PDFs up to two levels deep.
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Choose Edit > Search, and click Use Advanced Search Options at the bottom of the window.
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Type search terms in the text box, and choose how you want to restrict the search results.
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Choose where you want to search.
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Select Include Attachments, and then click Search.
Search PDFs in a package
You can search all PDFs in an Adobe PDF package or only selected PDFs.
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Open the package you want to search.
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Type search terms in the Find text box, and choose Open Full Reader Search from the Find pop-up menu.
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Choose In The Entire PDF Package. Or choose In Selected PDF Documents, and then select the desired PDFs
from the list of PDFs included in the package.
Export as text
You can save a PDF as accessible text, which preserves such items as comments, form fields, and alternate text.
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Choose File > Save As Text.
Summary of Contents for READER 8
Page 1: ...Chapter 1 USER GUIDE...
