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January 12, 2023
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Is it possible to search for multiple keywords with Acrobat?

  • January 12, 2023
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As most medical insurance companies provide important large documents as PDFs now, its becoming inconvenient to search for multiple keywords in separate searches. For example, I may want to search a doctor provided listing with two keywords, one for the doctor's specialty, and another for a hospital affilliation. I only have the free version of Acrobat now, but if searching for multiple keywords is possible in the paid version I'll go ahead and upgrade. Thanks for any help!

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Correct answer try67

Yes, this is possible, even in the free version of Acrobat (called Acrobat Reader).

To do so open the Advanced Search window (Ctrl+Shift+F) and click Show More Options at the bottom.

Then enter your search terms and select "Match any of the words" in the drop-down below them. Then click Search. You'll get a list of all the matches of either of the words you entered. This does not work for multi-word phrases, though. To do that would require a script.

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January 13, 2023

Yes, this is possible, even in the free version of Acrobat (called Acrobat Reader).

To do so open the Advanced Search window (Ctrl+Shift+F) and click Show More Options at the bottom.

Then enter your search terms and select "Match any of the words" in the drop-down below them. Then click Search. You'll get a list of all the matches of either of the words you entered. This does not work for multi-word phrases, though. To do that would require a script.

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