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Search Text in PDF. Search and Erase

The search tool is one of pdfFiller’s the latest enhancements. Using this tool, you can find a word or a phrase in a PDF document. Now you will save even more time editing or annotating your PDFs because our search tool not only finds words, but also enables you to erase, highlight, or redact them. To activate the Search tool, click the Search button on the main toolbar or press CTRL+F on your keyboard.
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The search toolbar will appear under the editing tools
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Type the text you want to find in the search field. The counter will show you the total number of search terms found in the document and the ordinal number of the current search term. The currently selected search term is highlighted in green, the others in red.
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To jump to the next found term, click the down arrow; to go to the previous instance, click the up arrow. To erase the selected term, click Erase.
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Search & Erase Text in PDF Feature

Our Search & Erase Text in PDF feature is designed to make your life easier by allowing you to quickly find and remove specific text within your PDF documents.

Key Features:

Efficient search functionality to locate specific text within PDF files
Easy-to-use erase tool to remove the identified text seamlessly

Potential Use Cases and Benefits:

Quickly redact sensitive information from PDFs before sharing with others
Streamline document editing by finding and eliminating redundant text
Ensure document compliance by removing outdated or incorrect information

With our Search & Erase Text in PDF feature, you can say goodbye to manual scanning and editing, saving you time and effort while ensuring the accuracy and confidentiality of your documents.

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How to Use the Search & Erase Text in PDF Feature

The Search & Erase Text in PDF feature is a powerful tool that allows you to quickly find and remove specific text from your PDF documents. Follow these steps to make the most of this feature:

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Access the Search & Erase Text in PDF feature by logging into your pdfFiller account and opening the document you want to edit.
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Click on the 'Search & Erase Text' option in the toolbar at the top of the page.
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In the search bar that appears, enter the text you want to find and erase from the document. You can use keywords or phrases to narrow down your search.
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Once you've entered the text, click on the 'Search' button. pdfFiller will scan the document and highlight all instances of the text you entered.
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Review the highlighted text and make sure it is the correct text you want to erase. If there are any false positives, you can manually deselect them by clicking on the highlighted text.
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After reviewing the highlighted text, click on the 'Erase' button. pdfFiller will remove all instances of the selected text from the document.
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Save the edited document by clicking on the 'Save' button in the toolbar. You can choose to save it as a new document or overwrite the original document.
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Congratulations! You have successfully used the Search & Erase Text in PDF feature to remove specific text from your document.

Using the Search & Erase Text in PDF feature is a quick and efficient way to edit your PDF documents. With just a few simple steps, you can easily find and remove unwanted text, saving you time and effort. Give it a try and experience the power of pdfFiller's editing tools!

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Page 2 is where the forgotten content and websites go to die. The average web user never goes past the top 5 listings on a search result, more than 70% of all clicks goes to these top 5 results. And that doesn't include the paid results we find at the top of the page.
It is commonly accepted that there are three different types of search queries: Navigational search queries. Informational search queries. Transactional search queries.
Common types of Search Intent include informational, commercial, navigational and transactional.
Search for an Exact Phrase For example, if want to find social media online classes, and type that in the Google search field, it will return anything using those words in any order (and sometimes the results don't use every one of those words). You often get content that's only remotely related to what you truly need.
When researching to discover a user's intentions behind making a search, we can classify all keywords into four main categories of intent: commercial, transactional, informational, and navigational.
2. How many users go to the second page of search results? ing to multiple studies, only 25 percent of users go to the second page of search results. That means 75 percent of users stick to the first page of search results.
The latest data shows that Google processes over 99,000 searches every single second (Internet Live Stats, 2022).
Types of searches: transactional, navigational, informational.
More than 90% of people never click on the second page of Google search results. The SEO giant, Moz, conducted its own study in 2014 and found that 71.33% of Google search traffic goes to the first 10 search results, and only 3.99% goes to the second page of Google search results.

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