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USING ACROBAT 9 STANDARD
Searching and indexing
Search index files of cataloged PDFs
A full-text index is created when someone uses Acrobat to define a catalog of PDFs. You can search that index rather
than running a full-text search of each individual PDF in the catalog. An index search produces a results list with links
to the occurrences of the indexed documents.
Note: To search a PDF index, you must open Acrobat as a stand-alone application, not within your web browser.
In Mac OS, indexes created with some older versions of Acrobat are not compatible with the Acrobat 9 Search feature.
If you have upgraded recently, update the index before using Acrobat 9 to search.
Choose Edit > Search.
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Type the search text, and then click Use Advanced Search Options.
For Look In, choose Select Index.
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Select an index from the list, or click Add and add an index. Repeat as needed.
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Note: To read file data about a selected index, click Info. To exclude an index from the search, select it and click Remove.
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Click OK to close the Index Selection dialog box, and then choose Currently Selected Indexes from the Look In menu.
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Proceed with your search as usual.
Note: Selecting the Match Whole Word Only option when searching indexes significantly reduces the time taken to return
results.
More Help topics
"Search features
preferences" on page 307
Search features preferences
In the Preferences dialog box under Categories, select Search.
Ignore Asian Character Width
search text.
Ignore Diacritics And Accents
typing cafe finds both cafe and café. Likewise, typing café finds both versions. If this option isn't selected, typing cafe
doesn't find café, and vice versa.
Always Use Advanced Search Options
basic options.
Show Document Title In Search Results
displays the filename. When unselected, displays filenames in search results.
Enable Search Highlights From External Highlight Server
server, such as a web-based search mechanism.
Maximum Number Of Documents Returned In Results
number of documents. The default value is 500, but you can enter any number from 1 to 10,000.
Range Of Words For Proximity Searches
search terms isn't greater than the number you specify. Accepts a range from 1 to 10,000.
Generates a cache of information from any PDF that you search. This cache reduces subsequent
Enable Fast Find
search times for that PDF.
Finds both half-width and full-width instances of the Asian language characters in the
Finds the search terms with any variation of the alphabetical characters. For example,
Makes the advanced options available in the Search window, in addition to the
Displays document titles in search results. If a document does not have a title,
Enables highlighted search results when using an external
Limits the search results in the Search PDF window to a specific
Limits the search results to those in which the number of words between the
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