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M5F98
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Oct 21, 2020 8:17 PM UTC
Question

Unable to search for arabic words in a pdf document

I am using Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. 

I have an arabic text in pdf document in which I am unable to search for words. No words in the document are found even though they do exist.

I will appreciate any help as to why I cannot search for words in the document.

 

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Zaid Al Hilali
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Zaid Al HilaliCommunity Expert
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Oct 22, 2020 5:32 PM UTC

Can you make sure that your text is not an image, or outlined?

It could be related to the fonts used in the PDF, let us know what are the fonts used in the document by going to the following menu… File > Properties, then click on the "Fonts" tab to see the list of Arabic fonts. To make it easier for you, do provide screenshot of the list.

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M5F98Author
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Oct 22, 2020 9:41 PM UTC

It's not an image, but I don't know if it's outlined or not

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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Oct 23, 2020 8:28 AM UTC

What happens when you select the text, copy it and then paste it in an editor, like Word? Does it come out looking like it should?

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