11.2.1 for Windows

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Foxit PDF Editor
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Advanced search
Foxit PDF Editor supports the advanced search function, which enables you to do the
following: search a string in a single PDF file, multiple PDF files under a specified folder,
PDFs in a PDF portfolio, or a PDF index. When the search finishes, all occurrences will
be listed in a tree view. This will allow you to quickly preview the context and jump to
specific locations. You can also save the search results as a CSV or PDF file for further
reference.
Before doing an advanced search, you can go to File > Preferences > Search to specify
search preferences. For more information, please refer to the Search preferences.
Searching for text and patterns
1. Click the Search or replace icon next to the Find box, and choose Advanced
Search.
2. Below “Where would you like to search?” check one of the following to define the
search field.
A. To search the text in the current PDF document, select “In the current PDF
document”. This option will be grayed out if no document is open.
B. To search the text in all PDF documents in a specific folder or disk, select All
PDF Documents in > choose one of the disks or user-selected search paths.
Foxit PDF Editor will show the path of the currently opened document for
easier location.
C. To search the text in all the PDF documents that are currently opened in Foxit
PDF Editor, select All open PDF documents.
D. To search the text in selected documents in PDF portfolio, please select
Selected PDFs in portfolio. This option is only available when a PDF portfolio
is opened.
E. To search text in the PDF portfolio, please select All PDFs in portfolio. This
option is only available when a PDF portfolio is opened.
F. To search PDF indexes, please choose Select Index. This option helps you
search the index of the entire set of documents quickly if your PDF document
or document collections include a full-text index. If you have added indexes in
Foxit PDF Editor before, you can also choose Currently Selected Indexes
option directly to search your currently selected indexes. For more
information, please refer to “Searching PDF indexes”.
3. Select one of the following search criteria from the dropdown list under the file