How to search for words or phrases in PDF? Two detailed tutorials on how to easily get it!
PDF files, as an important format for document storage and sharing, carry a vast amount of knowledge and information. Whether it's academic papers, e-books, research reports, or contract documents, we often need to quickly find specific information from these PDF documents. Faced with a PDF document of one or two pages, we can still search word by word and line by line. However, when faced with files that can easily reach hundreds of pages, manually flipping through and searching through them is undoubtedly time-consuming and inefficient.
However, there is no need to worry excessively. Modern PDF readers and some editing tools, even some browsers, provide powerful search functions, making it easy to search for words or phrases. This article will introduce two simple and effective methods to help you easily master the skills of efficiently searching for the desired content in PDF.
Outline
- How to use a PDF reader to search for words in PDF files
- How to search for words in PDF using a browser
- How to convert scanned PDF to searchable PDF
- Summary
How to use a PDF reader to search for words in PDF files
The process of searching for content in PDF documents in a PDF reader is very simple, and most friends should know it. Here we will briefly mention it. Simply open the PDF document in a PDF reader, enter the target content in the search bar, and the search results will be highlighted. Most PDF readers provide word search functionality. Please note that you can also enter multiple target keywords to search for phrases in PDF documents.
Specific operating steps:
1.Open the PDF using the default PDF reader.
2.Press CTRL+F (Windows) or CMD+F (Mac).
3.Enter your search term in the search bar.
4.The search results will be highlighted.
5.Press Enter or use the up and down arrows to move between search results.
6.After completing the content search, close the dialog box.
How to search for words in PDF using a browser
The second way of learning may not be common, as many browsers now support search functionality, such as the browsers we use (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge), which have already enabled search functionality. No matter which one you are accustomed to using or which browser you have on your computer, you can simply follow the steps below to operate it.
Specific operating steps:
1.Open PDF documents using any browser. Let's take Edge as an example. (Right click>Open with>Select Edge)
2.You can see the "Find" function in the menu bar, or use the shortcut: press CTRL+F (Windows) or CMD+F (Mac).
3. Enter the content you want to search for. Use the arrow next to the search box to bounce between search results.
4. Click "X" to close the search bar.
How to convert scanned PDF to searchable PDF
In fact, converting scanned PDF to searchable text PDF is not difficult, just with the help of OCR text extraction tools. Indeed, many tools require money, but pdftopdf.ai, an online OCR scanning website, offers a free trial opportunity for new users. As long as you are a new user, whether it is uploading file translations or text extraction, the first processed file is free.
Also, after using the PDF to PDF tool, we no longer belong to new users. Do we need to pay for file processing at this time? Neither! If you still want to continue the free trial, you can also participate in the website's sharing activity by copying the sharing link to invite friends, or downloading the sharing poster. Both you and your friends can receive 100 pages of free processing pages.
Specific steps for PDF to PDF conversion
Step 1: Visit the website
Browser input URL pdftopdf.ai [supported on both mobile and PC]
Step 2: Click on the upload button for the number of free processed files in the functional area
On the homepage, you will see the number of free processed files x, which is the official free trial benefit for new users. If you are using this website for the first time, no matter how many pages the uploaded files are, they will be processed for free!
Step 3: Download after processing is complete
After processing, you can click the small eye button to check the processing effect. If you are satisfied, you can download it directly.
Due to some users uploading PDF documents with non-native language content, in order to facilitate users in extracting the text for content translation, the website has also added the function of full-text document translation. Friends in need should try it out now!
After conversion, you can search for PDF content using the two methods mentioned above!
Summary
Whether you are a novice in PDF search for the first time or an experienced user looking to improve work efficiency, this tutorial provides a practical operation guide that allows you to immediately get started and enjoy a convenient digital reading experience.
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