Find text in PDF doc [iOS]

[kris_staltare]

hi, just wondering if I can search for a word within a doc on my iphone/ipad app. I used to be able to but can't anymore??

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[MobileDeveloperCK]

Hi,

Does the problem happen with a particular PDF document or many PDF documents?

Would you press & hold over text to see if you can actually select the text?

If you are not able to select text, it means that your PDF document is likely a scanned PDF.

A scanned PDF document contains images of text, not real text.  That's why Acrobat Reader cannot search for a word.

Would you try different PDF documents to see if Search works in Acrobat Reader for iOS?

Thank you.

[kris_staltare]

Nah I'm not stupid I can select the text. Happens on all of them. Usually ctrl+F and I can find a word. How do I do it on the iPad?

[MobileDeveloperCK · Accepted solution]

You can tap the magnifier icon in the bottom bar to start search after you open a PDF document.  (No keyboard shortcuts are available in Acrobat Reader for iOS on iPad/iPhone.)

Please take a look at the last section (titled: "Searching within a file") in the following online Help documentation for more details.

Adobe Acrobat Help for iOS: Navigation

Thank you.

[Sandra32347440ssud]

I need help! I can't access my pdf (2) I purchased yesterday! I'm on my iPhone