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Click Search (or press Ctrl+Alt+F) to launch the Search pane:

 

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Figure 1. Edit Tab Sumbenu. Search

 

The Search pane is used to search documents open in PDF-XChange Editor or folders on the local computer:

 

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Figure 2. Search Pane

 

Enter the search terms in the upper text box or select Advanced Criterion, which is explained below.

Use the lower text box to select where the search will take place. The options are as follows:

In active document searches only the active document.

In all opened documents searches all documents currently open in PDF-XChange Editor.

Browse for Folder launches the Select Folder dialog box, from where it is possible to select a folder to search.

Click the Options button to determine further search variables. These are explained beneath (figure 3) below.

Click the Search button to execute the search. The results will be shown in the lower pane.

 

When the Advanced Criterion option is selected, the following pane opens:

 

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Figure 3. Advanced Criterion Options

 

Use the arrow on the right side of the Custom text box to select a predefined search. If no searches have been predefined then the Custom option is not available.

Use the three Find text with: text boxes to determine the search parameters:

If search terms are entered in the all of these words text box, then the results will include only text strings that contain all the entered search terms.

If search terms are entered in the any of these words text box, then the results will include text strings that contain any of the entered search terms.

If search terms are entered in the none of these words text box, then the results will exclude text strings that contain any of the entered search terms.

 

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Figure 4. Search Options

 

Select Case Sensitive to include the case of search terms in the search.

Select Whole Words to return only whole words.

Select Ignore Diacritics to ignore accents, cedillas and other similar symbols in the search.

Select Include Page Text to include text on pages of the document in the search.

Select Include Bookmarks to include bookmark names in the search.

Select Include Comments to include comment text in the search.

Select Form Fields to include form field text in the search.

Select Include External Links to include links to external locations/files in the search.

Select Include Attachments to include embedded documents in the search.

Select Include Document Info to include document metadata/information in the search.

Select Pre-Estimate Search in Folder to have PDF-XChange Editor perform a folder count prior to the search. This facilitates the correct search progress in the progress bar when searches take place.

Select Look in Sub-Folders to include all directory subfolders in the search.

Select Proximity to determine the proximity of returned results. The options are:

Only Adjacent Words.

Words from the Same Paragraph.

Words from the Same Page.

Words from the Same Document.

Select Colored Search Results to highlight matching terms after the search has taken place.

Select Annotate Search Results for annotation options after the search has taken place. The options are:

Highlight Search Results.

Underline Search Results.

Strikeout Search Results.

Redaction Search Results.

Additionally, click Comment Styles Palette to launch the Comment Styles Palette for further annotation options.

Select Clear Results to the clear the search results list.