Searching all Adobe PDF files in a specific location
You can search multiple Adobe PDF files that are in a specific location, such as a folder
on your hard disk or local network. You do not need to open the files.
Note: If documents are encrypted (have security applied to them), you cannot search them
as part of a multiple-document search. You must open those documents first and search
them one at a time. However, documents encrypted as Digital Editions are an exception
and can be searched as part of a multiple-document search.
To search Adobe PDF documents in a specific location:
1. Open Acrobat on your desktop (not in a web browser).
2. Click the Search button
or choose Edit > Search, and type the word or phrase you
want to search for.
3. For the Look In option (Advanced Search) or Where Would You Like To Search option
(Basic Search), select Browse For Location to find the location you want to search. Or,
you can select All PDF Documents In (Basic Search), and then select a location from the
pop-up menu.
4. Click Search. The results appear nested under the document names and paths.
To review the results of a multiple-document search:
1. In the Search PDF window, click the plus sign (+) (Windows) or the triangle (Mac OS)
next to a document name to expand the list of results for that document.
2. Click a result. The document opens to the appropriate page, and the occurrence is
highlighted. To display the first result in the next document, choose Edit > Search Results
> Next Document; to display the last result in the previous document, choose Edit >
Search Results > Previous Document.
You can sort the results of a multiple-document search in a number of ways. Select
an option from the Sort By menu near the bottom of the Search PDF window. Results can
be sorted by Relevance Ranking, Date Modified, Filename, or Location.
Summary of Contents for ACROBAT 3D
Page 1: ......
Page 37: ...What s New in Adobe Acrobat 3D New features ...
Page 95: ...Finding Adobe PDF Files Using Organizer Using the Organizer window ...
Page 184: ...FORMS About Adobe PDF forms Setting Forms preferences ...
Page 241: ...Collecting Data from Submitted Forms Collecting form data by email ...
Page 316: ...SECURITY About security Viewing the security settings of an open Adobe PDF document ...
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Page 508: ...Optimizing Adobe PDF Documents Using PDF Optimizer ...
Page 571: ...SEARCH AND INDEX About searching Adobe PDF documents ...
Page 602: ...PRINT PRODUCTION About print production in Acrobat ...
Page 729: ...SPECIAL FEATURES About document metadata About JavaScript in Acrobat About Digital Editions ...
Page 738: ...Working with JavaScript Working with JavaScript in Acrobat ...
Page 762: ...ADOBE VERSION CUE About Adobe Version Cue Getting help Key features of Adobe Version Cue ...
Page 809: ...Tutorial Version Cue Getting started with Version Cue ...
Page 821: ...Legal Notices Copyright ...