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July 23, 2017
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How to batch underline all text in all pdf files in a folder ?

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How to batch underline all text in all pdf files in a folder with acrobat DC pro ?

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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July 23, 2017

​All ​the text in ​all​ the files? What for?

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    uglyp37942060Author
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    July 29, 2017

    Only want to underline or strike through searched text in files. I found a code online but its on color highlighting.

    I am looking for something similar to this:i

    // I copied it from somewhere online

    // Highlight Color

    var colHilite = color.yellow;

    var oDoc = event.target;

    var aAnnts = oDoc.getAnnots({sortBy:"Author"});

    for(var i=0;i<aAnnts.length;i++)

    {

       if(aAnnts.type == "Redact")

       {

          aAnnts.type = "Highlight";

          aAnnts.strokeColor = colHilite;

       }

    }

    try67
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    try67Community Expert
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    July 29, 2017

    I still don't understand why you would want to do it, but you can use this script:

    for (var p=0; p<this.numPages; p++) {
        var numWords = this.getPageNumWords(p);
        for (var i=0; i<numWords; i++) {
            var wordQuads = this.getPageNthWordQuads(p,i);
            this.addAnnot({page: p, type: "Underline", quads: wordQuads});
        }
    }
      Bernd Alheit
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      Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
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      July 23, 2017

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