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USING ACROBAT 9 STANDARD
Searching and indexing
Icons shown with search results
The icon next to an instance of the search results indicates the search area in which the instance appears. Selecting an
icon has the following effect:
Makes the document active in the document window. Expand the list to show the individual
Document icon
search results within that document.
(General) Search Result icon
PDF. The instance of the search term is highlighted in the document.
Non-PDF Search Result icon [
message dialog box.
Opens the Bookmarks panel and highlights the instances of the search terms.
Bookmark icon
Opens the Comments panel and highlights the instances of the search terms.
Comments icon
May open a message indicating that the layer is hidden and asking if you want to make it visible.
Layer icon
Opens a file that is attached to the searched parent PDF and shows the highlighted instances of
Attachment icon
the search terms.
Advanced Search Options
By default, the Search window displays basic search options. Click Use Advanced Search Options near the bottom of
the window to display additional options. To restore the basic options, click Use Basic Search Options near the bottom
of the window.
You can set a preference so that advanced search options always appear in the Search window. In the Preferences
dialog box under Categories, select Search.
Restricts your search results according to the option you choose:
Return Results Containing
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Match Exact Word Or Phrase
which they appear in the text box.
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Match Any Of The Words
for each of, the results include any instances in which one or both of the two words appear: each, of, each of, or of each.
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Searches for instances that contain all your search words, but not necessarily in the order
Match All Of The Words
you type them. Available only for a search of multiple PDFs or index definition files.
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Uses the Boolean operators that you type with the search words into the What Word Or Phrase
Boolean Query
Would You Like To Search For box. Available only for searching multiple PDFs or PDF indexes.
Note: You cannot run wildcard searches using asterisks (*) or question marks (?) when searching PDF indexes.
Restricts the search to the current PDF, all of a currently open PDF Portfolio (if applicable), an index, or a
Look In
location on your computer. If you choose to search an index, a location, or a PDF Portfolio, additional options appear
under Use These Additional Criteria.
Use These Additional Criteria (text options)
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Searches for two or more words that are separated by no more than a specified number of words, as set
Proximity
in the Search preferences. Available only for a search of multiple documents or index definition files, and when Match
All Of The Words is selected.
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Finds words that contain part (the stem) of the specified search word. For example, a search for opening
Stemming
finds instances of open, opened, opens, and openly. This option applies to single words and phrases when you search
In PDFs, jumps to that instance of the search term, usually in the body text of the
In non-PDF files, opens the file; or if opening of that file type is restricted, opens a
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Searches for the entire string of characters, including spaces, in the same order in
Searches for any instances of at least one of the words typed. For example, if you search
Includes the basic search options plus four additional options:
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