How to Search & Highlight PDF Documents
The Portable Document Format, or PDF, document standard was created by Adobe Systems. Adobe Systems also created the Adobe Acrobat platform for using PDF documents. Adobe also provides a free PDF viewer with the Adobe Reader application. Using Adobe Reader, you may search and highlight text in PDF documents. Download the Adobe Reader from the adobe.com website, and install the program to your computer. Adobe Reader is available for all operating systems.
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Instructions
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Highlight Text in a PDF with Adobe Reader
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Right-click on the PDF document and select "Open With Adobe Reader" from the context menu. The PDF opens in Adobe Reader.
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Click the "Tools" option on the top navigation bar in Adobe Reader.
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Click "Comment and Markup" from the Tools menu.
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Click on the "Highlight" tool.
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Click in front of the first word you would like to highlight in the PDF, and then drag the cursor over the rest of the text to highlight. The selected text is highlighted in the PDF document.
Search Text in a PDF with Adobe Reader
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Click the "Edit" button on the top navigation bar and then click "Find."
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Type the word or phrase to search for in the PDF document. Set any additional filters on the Search request, such as "Match Case."
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Click the "Find" button. The text is found and highlighted in the PDF document.
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Click "Edit" and then click "Find Again" to search for the next instance of the word or phrase in the PDF document.
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