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SIX_Daniel
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June 23, 2009
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Adobe Reader Search problem

  • June 23, 2009
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Since Adobe Reader 9 we have a problem with the "find" (search the content of pdf files). Sometimes it works fine and sometimes the search result highlights incorrect words.

We use now Adobe Reader 9.1.2 but had the same problem on 9.1.0. It seems that the count of results is correct, but not the highlightet word. The files have the PDF-version 1.4.

Do anyone know the problem or have an idea whats wrong?

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    Correct answer SIX_Daniel

    The Problem was not Adobe Reader!

    We use ScanSoft PDF Create! to create the PDF files directly from Word 2007. In the tool settings we activated now the option "Optimize for Web Viewing". Now it works correctly with every testet document.

    But it still strange, that we didn't had the Problem with Adobe Reader 8.

    Many thanks for your support.

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    SIX_DanielAuthor
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    June 25, 2009

    Hi together, many thanks for your responses

    I'm thinking the problem source is the PDFCreate! we are using to create the PDFs from the original word files. It seems that the problem only appear on some files. And even the search than sometime works fine. But I have to do some tests now. I'll let you know if I have more infos.

    MichaelKazlow
    MichaelKazlow
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    June 24, 2009

    Offhand, I'd think the files are scans that have been OCRd incorrectly.

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    Roy_E
    Participant
    June 25, 2009

    Micheal,

    For those of us less informed could you please elaborate. Is there more than one way or format to scan a PDF file?

    Thnaks,

    Lucca

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    mikejsimon
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    June 23, 2009

    Buddy i m surprised to read your problem. i have used both the versions but i never had a problem. can you please make some example of words that was being find my adobe properly??

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      Roy_E
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      June 23, 2009

      I have a similar difficulty with the search function in Adobe Reader. So I updated to V. 9.1. The problem is still extant -- sometimes it works, sometimes it does not.

      I save a PDF file from the web, then open Reader V. 9.1 and open the file. I scroll down to a proper name in the file and enter it into the search field and click the "Find Next in Current PDF" option. Sometimes it works, other times it tells me "No matches were found." Yet, I am looking right at the word/name.

      Suggestions? It would really be helpful if the Search function worked and worked consistently.

      Lucca

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