Search function

To search for the required characters, words or phrases used in the currently edited PDF, click the search icon icon situated on the left sidebar of the PDF Editor, the search icon header icon situated in the upper right corner, or use the Ctrl+F (Command+F for macOS) key combination to open the small Find panel or the Ctrl+H key combination to open the full Find panel.

A small Find panel will open in the upper right corner of the working area. The panel includes the text field for typing in a search query, the number of search results, and controls for moving to the previous or next result, and closing the bar.

Find small panel

To access the advanced settings, click the search advanced icon icon or use the Ctrl+H key combination.

The Find panel will open:

Find

  1. Type in your inquiry into the corresponding Find data entry field.
  2. To navigate between the found occurrences, click one of the arrow buttons. The search down button icon button shows the next occurrence, while the search up button icon button shows the previous one.
  3. Specify search parameters by checking the necessary options below the entry fields:
    • Case sensitive - is used to find only the occurrences typed in the same case as your inquiry (e.g., if your inquiry is 'Editor' and this option is selected, such words as 'editor' or 'EDITOR', etc., will not be found).
    • Whole words only - is used to highlight only whole words.

All occurrences will be highlighted in the file and shown as a list in the Find panel to the left. Use the list to skip to the required occurrence, or use the navigation search up button icon and search down button icon buttons.

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