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How to search for spanish letters in a pdf?

New Here ,
Jan 26, 2021 Jan 26, 2021

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I am trying to search a pdf for spanish words. The issue I am running into is that the words will be found even if they are missing the accent marks they have. For example, the word "también". If I search for "también" I will find the instances. However, this search would also find any instance of the word "tambien" that does NOT have the accent over the letter 'e'. Is there a way that I can search for 'é' that won't also find the letter 'e' without the accent?

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Community Expert , Jan 27, 2021 Jan 27, 2021

No, it's not possible using the built-in search functions.

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Jan 27, 2021 Jan 27, 2021

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No, it's not possible using the built-in search functions.

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Jan 28, 2021 Jan 28, 2021

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Ok, is there another way to do it?

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Jan 28, 2021 Jan 28, 2021

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Only other option I can think of is with a script.

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For example, you can use this (paid-for) tool I've created to highlight all the matches to your search term. It will match it exactly, including accented characters:

https://www.try67.com/tool/acrobat-highlight-all-instances-of-a-word-or-phrase-in-a-pdf

 

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