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specify the additional criteria, including Author, Date Created, Subject, etc.
These options are only available when you execute advanced text search in
multiple PDF files in a specific folder or disk.
Tip: The additional search criteria options are collapsed by default. You can click
More to show all the options.
6. Click Search button.
7. Each item listed includes a few words of context and an icon that indicates the type
of occurrence. Check the search results with the following steps:
➢ If necessary, click the plus sign (+) to expand the search results.
➢ (Optional) For advanced search in multiple documents or portfolios, you can
select an option from the Sort By drop-down list near the bottom of the
Search panel to sort the search results by date modified, filename, or location.
➢ To collapse the file path and have a quick view about the file name, check
Collapse File Path option at the bottom of the Search panel.
➢ Click a search result directly to view it in the PDF file.
8. (Optional) Click the Save button in the Search panel, and choose Save
results to PDF or Save results to CSV to save the search results.
9. (Optional) Click New Search button to start a new search task.
Note:
1. For each search, layers, form fields, and digital signatures in the document will also
be searched automatically. If some of the search results occurs on a hidden layer,
when selecting the results in the Search panel you will be prompted whether to
make that layer visible.
2. To find or edit text in a scanned or image-based PDF, you need to convert the
content into searchable or editable text using the OCR feature. See also OCR PDFs.
Search and highlight
After searching, users may need to mark up the searched text strings in a highlight
color. With Foxit PDF Editor’s Search & Highlight feature, users can perform an
advanced search and highlight the searched text strings with one click.
1. Choose Comment > Search & Highlight. (Or click the Search or replace
icon in the upper right corner of the application window, and choose Search &
Highlight.)