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Search Text in PDF. Search and Highlight
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, and redact them. 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 currently selected term is highlighted in green, the others in red.
To jump to the next search term, click the down arrow; to go to the previous instance, click the up arrow.
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How do I enable highlight text in a PDF?
Open PDF. Click the “Open File” button to select the file you'd like to highlight. This will open the file within PDF element.
Highlight Text in PDF. Go to the “Comment” tab and select “Highlight”.
Save Highlighted PDF. Once you have highlighted the text, you can save the changes.
Why can't I highlight text in PDF?
Most likely because the file is composed of images (possibly scans) and does not contain any “real” text. If you can't select the text with the text selection tool then you can't highlight it, either. Use other markup tools, like the Square tool, instead.
How do I enable selected text in 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.
The content is copied to the clipboard.
How do I select and highlight text in a PDF?
Highlight your PDF document online. Select the highlighter tool from the horizontal toolbox located at the top of the PDF editor. Select the desired color of your highlighter tool. Click and drag the cursor to select the text area to highlight, releasing when you've finished. Highlight text in a PDF: Enable PDF highlighting | Adobe Acrobat Adobe https://.adobe.com › acrobat › hub › how-to-highli Adobe https://.adobe.com › acrobat › hub › how-to-highli
How do I make text searchable in Foxit PDF?
For image-based texts, you can convert them into searchable texts using the Recognize Text function in Foxit PDF Editor. Here's how: Click on the "Convert" tab in the toolbar. Select "Recognize Text" and then choose "Current File". How can I determine whether the texts in a PDF file are image-based or Foxit Support https://kb.foxit.com › articles › 22097660609172-How-c Foxit Support https://kb.foxit.com › articles › 22097660609172-How-c
How do I search for text in Foxit PDF?
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What is the shortcut for highlight in Foxit Reader?
For example, if you want to highlight text in a PDF file, put your cursor in the Tell me box (or press Alt + Q) and input “highlight”. Then Foxit PDF Reader will display a list of matching commands from which you can select and activate the desired feature. Foxit PDF Reader 11.1_Quick Guide Foxit Software Foxit https://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com › manual › reader › en_us Foxit Software Foxit https://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com › manual › reader › en_us
How do I turn on OCR in Foxit?
How to Perform OCR on your PDF Using Foxit OCR Feature Select "Home" and then click "Convert". Select "OCR" then click on "Current File". To choose the output type, go to "Editable Text" to make the image text editable. Click "OK" to begin the process.
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