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derikjohnson
derikjohnson
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August 19, 2022
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Adobe Product User Guides... Why can't I search the User Guide ONLY...

  • August 19, 2022
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Why is there not a function on the Adobe website were I can search specifically in the User Guide for a specific application? For example, currently when I go to help for any of the Adobe apps it sends me to the adobe website, and I can go to the user guide for the application, but there is no feature to search the User Guide... the only search feature on the page is for the whole Adobe site... so if I search for something... for example if I am looking for the shortcut keys for markers in Adobe After Effects... if I could search the After Effects User's Guide, then I could easily find the answer... but you guys don't have it set up that way... and the only search feature searches the entire Adobe site... I am a busy design professional and I don't have time to waste searching through forum posts when I just want a simple answer... This needs to function correctly.

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    Mylenium
    Mylenium
    Legend
    August 19, 2022

    Not to ruin your day, but it's one of those things even we Community Professionals have complained about over and over again and it never comes. So for what it's worth an external search using Google an limiting it to the helpx.adobe.com domain is more efficient.

     

    Mylenium 

    derikjohnson
    derikjohnsonAuthor
    Known Participant
    August 19, 2022

    Thanks for the response. It would at least be helpful to have a download link for the PDF of the current User Guide in the help section of the website... at least then you could search the PDF... this used to be there, but I see now that has been removed. I think it's interesting that Adobe doesn't pay any attention to the Community Professionals on this--that is a bad sign for the future of Adobe, or any company when they stop listening to their customers. 

      P.M.B
      P.M.B
      Legend
      August 19, 2022

      https://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/after_effects_reference.pdf

      Replace progam name for other pdfs.

       

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