Find text in PDF doc [iOS]

Question

hi, just wondering if I can search for a word within a doc on my iphone/ipad app. I used to be able to but can't anymore??‌

MobileDeveloperCK · Accepted Answer

You can tap the magnifier icon in the bottom bar to start search after you open a PDF document. (No keyboard shortcuts are available in Acrobat Reader for iOS on iPad/iPhone.)

Please take a look at the last section (titled: "Searching within a file") in the following online Help documentation for more details.

Adobe Acrobat Help for iOS: Navigation

Thank you.

MobileDeveloperCK · Answer

Hi,Does the problem happen with a particular PDF document or many PDF documents?Would you press & hold over text to see if you can actually select the text?If you are not able to select text, it means that your PDF document is likely a scanned PDF.A scanned PDF document contains images of text, not real text. That's why Acrobat Reader cannot search for a word.Would you try different PDF documents to see if Search works in Acrobat Reader for iOS?Thank you.

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