Blue Box Outline When Using Find Functionality

[theconnollykid]

I have a document that, when performing a search for text, initially finds that text string in the PDF, but when moving to subsequent instances, shows a large blue box outline in the general area of a paragraph that does contain that text string and the text itself is not highlighted. If I try to move to the next instance, it stays on the same paragraph and seems to move the box horizontally the distance of what seems like a single character. This continues until it seemingly goes to the next line and starts moving from left to right with each subsequent result.

This does not occur when viewing the PDF in the Chrome or EDGE browsers, but does in Acrobat Reader, Acrobat Pro and Internet Explorer.

I should also point out that in the browsers where the functionality seems to be working fine, it finds 17 occurrences of a particular search term, but in Acrobat Pro's Advanced Search function, it finds 2661 instances in the same document.

Thoughts?

[Meenakshi Negi · Accepted solution]

Hi theconnollykid,

Sorry for the delay in response.

The blue box you have mentioned above is a feature in application which is known as "halo effect"

For more information on this, you may refer to this help document: Blue Box Outline appears when using Find Functionality

Let us know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Meenakshi

[theconnollykid]

That would explain the blue box itself but would not necessarily explain why the difference in results? per my original question:

I should also point out that in the browsers where the functionality seems to be working fine, it finds 17 occurrences of a particular search term, but in Acrobat Pro's Advanced Search function, it finds 2661 instances in the same document.

Trying to understand why it is seemingly finding 1000s more instance of individual words...