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Instructions and Help about Switch from SmallPDF to pdfFiller for a Find and Replace Text in a PDF Solution For Free

We at pdfFiller are working hard to improve our product, to make it even more convenient for our users. One of our latest developments is a search tool. 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 can find words, but also enables you to erase, highlight, and black them out. To activate the Search tool, click the Search button

on the main toolbar or press CTRL+F on your keyboard. The search toolbar will appear under the editing tools.

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 current search term is highlighted in green, the others in red.

To jump to the next instance of the search term, click the down arrow; to go to the previous instance, click the up arrow. To delete the current search term, click Erase.

To highlight the current search term, click Highlight.

To black out the search term, click Blackout.

It should be noted that the Search tool finds words in the original text only; it does not search the text that you’ve added while editing the document.

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Find and Replace Text in a PDF

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To search for text in a PDF online, activate the Search tool by pressing the Search button.

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Type the text you want to find in the search field. The current search term will be highlighted in green, the others in red.

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Jump to the next instance of the search term by clicking the down arrow or go to the previous instance by clicking the up arrow.

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With pdfFiller’s search tool you can erase, delete or highlight the search term.

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Can you copy text from a PDF?

Copy specific content from a PDF Open the PDF document in Reader. Right-click the document, and choose Select Tool from the pop-up menu. Drag to select text, or click to select an image. Right-click the selected item, and choose Copy.

How do I convert a PDF to text for free?

Drag your file into the PDF to Text converter. Choose to use OCR if needed. Watch as the tool converts the file in a matter of seconds. Download your file as a fully editable Word document. You can also continue to modify the PDF on our site as needed.

How do I change text in a fillable PDF?

How to Edit a Fillable PDF (that you made) Open your fillable PDF document in PDF Pro. Press the Forms tab. Press Modify Form Layout button to highlight all form fields for editing, or click any button in the Form Types section to add a new form field. Perform your edits to your PDF.

How do you replace text in ?

How to Use the Replace Text in the Form Feature Open the form in . Click on the 'Tools' tab at the top of the page. Select the 'Edit' option from the dropdown menu. Choose the 'Replace Text' tool. Click on the text you want to replace within the form. Enter the new text in the 'Replace with' field.

How do you erase and replace text in a PDF?

Use a PDF editor to erase individual words. Open the PDF file you want to edit in Acrobat. Click on the Edit PDF tool on the right-hand side of the screen. Select a text block and make changes in the PDF or erase words using your keyboard. Erase entire text blocks by clicking Delete when the block is highlighted.

How do I edit and copy text from a PDF?

How to manually copy text from PDF Highlight the text with your mouse to select it. Use CTRL + C (on Windows) or Command + C (on Mac) to copy text. Press CTRL + V (on Windows) or Command + V (on Mac) to paste the text where you want it.

How do I replace text in a PDF document?

How to replace text in PDF? Upload a PDF doc. Upload PDF document to replace text online. Search text in PDF. Search the content you will replace in PDF document. Replace text in PDF. Then enter the text you want to replace. After entering the text, press the "Replace" button. Start Replace Text in PDF.

How do I change the text in a PDF file?

Edit text in a PDF Edit text in a PDF. Open the PDF you want to edit in Acrobat, and then select Edit in the global bar. The PDF switches to the edit mode, and the Edit panel displays. The Edit panel includes options to modify the page, add content, redact a PDF, and convert various documents to PDF forms.

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