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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
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.
Reader 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.
Type the text you want to search for in the text box on the Find toolbar.
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2 (Optional) Click the arrow
Finds only occurrences of the complete word you type in the text box. For example, if you search
Whole words only
for the word stick, the words tick and sticky aren't found.
Finds only occurrences of the words that match the capitalization you type. For example, if you
Case-Sensitive
search for the word Web, the words web and WEB aren't found.
Also searches the text in the Bookmarks panel.
Include Bookmarks
Also searches the text of any comments.
Include Comments
Press Enter.
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Reader jumps to the first instance of the search term, which appears highlighted.
4 Press Enter repeatedly to go to the next instances of the search term.
and choose Open Full Acrobat Search.
next to the text box and choose one or more of the following:
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