How to Find Words Not Found in PDF Documents With Adobe Professional
Adobe Acrobat Professional is an advanced PDF creation, editing and markup tool. PDF files are commonly used to share and distribute text and image documents over the Internet or through email with coworkers, colleagues and friends. Many PDF files that contain text are not initially searchable because they were scanned from hard copies or converted from other file types. Acrobat Professional, however, features a tool that allows you to scan text documents for computer-recognizable text, allowing you to use Acrobat's search functions to find words in any document.
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Instructions
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Launch Acrobat and open the PDF you want to search by selecting "File" > "Open" from the menu bar. Locate the file in the resulting directory dialog box and click "Open."
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Select "Document" > "OCR Text Recognition" > "Recognize Text Using OCR" from the menu bar at the top of your screen.
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Check the "All Pages" box in the resulting "Recognize Text" dialog box. Adjust language settings as necessary by clicking on the "Primary OCR Language" option in the "Settings" window of the dialog box and clicking "Edit." Click "OK" when settings are to your preference.
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Select "Edit > Search" from the menu bar and make sure the "In the current document" box is checked. Check any other boxes that you want to apply to your search (e.g., "Whole words only," "Include comments," etc.) and type in the word you want to find in the document in the "What word or phrase would you like to search for?" field. Click "Search." Each instance of the word you type will be displayed in the "Results" window below.
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