PDF files have been used by a lot of people all over the world lately. This is because the PDF or the portable document format file is very easy to use, particularly when it comes to using such files on websites. But when it comes to finding such files, the action to match PDF documents is a bit difficult. Since this file is virtually used by so many people all over the world these days, then it is very important for us to know just how to search such files.
What makes the PDF document quite different from other files is that the PDF is actually a bit like a snapshot or a picture. For instance, let us say you have a picture of yourself and you want to copy or lift your shoes off that picture and paste them onto another snapshot you have of yourself. This is something you just cannot do as easily as you could with MS Word documents. The same concept underlies that of the PDF file. However, when it comes to finding strings of characters, text, or just phrases, then this is something easier to do.
When you want to find textual content on a PDF file, all you really have to do is use the Find function. By pressing Ctrl + F on your keyboard, you are actually accessing the Find dialogue box of your PDF system. Once the dialogue box is open, just input the word or phrase you want to find, and the tool will scour the PDF file for that exact word or phrase.
Another method that you can use is to use the Edit tab that you can find at the topmost portion of your PDF file. Click on the Edit button and then browse down for the Find command once the dropdown is accessed. From there, you can then access the dialogue box and do the search much like how it is discussed in the aforementioned method.
Another method you can try is the FIND dialogue box. You can find the command for this on your PDF reader's toolbar. Usually, this is accessed under the File button of your menu bar. You can find this on your menu bar still, under the File tab. Also, the command makes use of an icon shaped like a binoculars. Find the binoculars from the dropdown menu and you can now proceed to finding whatever textual content you want.
Once you access the dialogue box, you can then find four items. The Find What box, the Find Again option, the Cancel option, and the Search options. You type in whatever you want to find in the Find What box. If you want to find the next position of that word or phrase you inputted, you can then use the Find Again option. The Cancel option clearly ends your search. But when you do access the Search options, you are then given a few more options for you to use to narrow down your search effectively.
It is that easy to match PDF documents. But when you are on the lookout for PDF files on the web, you might want to resort to using a third party application for this.
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