PDF Reader 7 Quick Reference Guide - Nuance
PDF Reader 7 Quick Reference Guide - Nuance
PDF Reader 7 Quick Reference Guide - Nuance
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Searching texts in multiple <strong>PDF</strong> files<br />
The Search tool in the File toolbar or Search in the Edit menu (Shift +<br />
Ctrl + F) opens a dialog box where you can enter a search string with the<br />
options described above.<br />
The search can be in the current document only, selected <strong>PDF</strong> files in the<br />
current <strong>PDF</strong> portfolio (see later), all <strong>PDF</strong> files in the portfolio (including<br />
those in sub-folders) or in a folder on your computer that you specify,<br />
including or excluding its sub-folders. In all cases, only <strong>PDF</strong> files are<br />
searched.<br />
Hint: To search just a few <strong>PDF</strong> files, copy them to a temporary folder<br />
and do a folder search or put them into a portfolio and search that.<br />
To do a portfolio search, the current document must be a portfolio or a<br />
package. Packages can also be searched using the portfolio commands,<br />
since they are a simplified form of portfolio and are displayed in the<br />
portfolio viewer.<br />
Search results are presented in the lower part of the search dialog box.<br />
Each occurrence shows a line of text with the found string colored blue.<br />
Click on a line to jump to the page containing the text. The number of<br />
occurrences is shown bottom-right.<br />
For a folder search, after entering a search string, you can click Advanced<br />
to specify additional search criteria that help you find a specific file among<br />
many. Under Key choose a <strong>PDF</strong> file information category (Subject,<br />
Author, Creation date etc). Under Value enter a search string or a date<br />
and under Operation choose whether the search string should be included<br />
or excluded, or make date searching choices. Add criteria as desired;<br />
searches will find only files that meet ALL the criteria you define.<br />
A new interface allows you to search multiple words or strings more<br />
efficiently. This type of search returns all occurrences of ANY of the words<br />
or strings defined. Searching can also be done by supplied patterns: US<br />
Social Security Numbers, US phone numbers with or without area codes,<br />
credit card numbers or dates. Searches can be done by masks (userdefined<br />
patterns), using the following symbols:<br />
A = English alphabet letter only, upper or lower case (A-Z, a-z)<br />
9 = Digit only (0-9)<br />
O = Letter or digit<br />
X = Letter, digit or punctuation (but not accented letters)<br />
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