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August 19, 2017
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Search engine visibility in PDF files.

  • August 19, 2017
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My book has an index of names and places.  It's just a text field with list of things,  When I export my book to PDF, is there a way to configure that text field (or even the entire PDF) to be seen by search engines?  I'm hosting the PDF myself on my website.

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Correct answer rob day

You could embed the PDF in an HTML wrapper with a description and keyword list as meta tags in the header.

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="description"  content="Book description" />
<meta name="keywords"  content="keyword1, keyword 2" />
<title>Book Description</title>
</head>
<body>
<embed src="YourBook.pdf" width="300" height="500"></embed>
</body>
</html>

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rob day
Community Expert
rob dayCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
August 19, 2017

You could embed the PDF in an HTML wrapper with a description and keyword list as meta tags in the header.

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="description"  content="Book description" />
<meta name="keywords"  content="keyword1, keyword 2" />
<title>Book Description</title>
</head>
<body>
<embed src="YourBook.pdf" width="300" height="500"></embed>
</body>
</html>
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