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rogerso225
rogerso225
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June 12, 2018
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How do you see the index of a PDF file in Acrobat DC.

  • June 12, 2018
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Each of the 1500 pages has been indexed.  I would like to print out the index or copy it into an Excel file.

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Correct answer jane-e

It's been years since I've created an Index in Acrobat, but what it does is creates an index of all of the words in your document(s) so that you can do a faster search. You choose the folders where the documents are and all those words will be in the Index.

You can also add words you don't want in the index, such as "and, a, the". Click the Stop Words button to see what's not included. Everything else is.

Creating PDF indexes, Adobe Acrobat

But you can't do this in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader where you posted. What are you using?

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March 9, 2021

I too have the same problem now, cant find the index page that's created to print out. (to make hard copy of the index page)

 

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Legend
March 9, 2021

It is still the case.  There is no way to see, read or print the index.

jane-e
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jane-eCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
June 13, 2018

It's been years since I've created an Index in Acrobat, but what it does is creates an index of all of the words in your document(s) so that you can do a faster search. You choose the folders where the documents are and all those words will be in the Index.

You can also add words you don't want in the index, such as "and, a, the". Click the Stop Words button to see what's not included. Everything else is.

Creating PDF indexes, Adobe Acrobat

But you can't do this in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader where you posted. What are you using?

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Legend
June 12, 2018

Ok, thanks. There is no way to see, read or print the index.

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Legend
June 12, 2018

What do you mean by indexed exactly?

rogerso225
rogerso225Author
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June 12, 2018

Acrobat has a function called indexing.  When you select index on the Acrobat menu, it evidently reads all the words on each page and creates an index so that when you search a file, you put in, for example a person's name, and it goes immediately to the pages that has that  person's name.

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