Use the Advanced Search Actions to add text markups or redactions to all the search results within a PDF document.


How to use Advanced Search Actions

  1. Open the document that you wish to search
  2. Open advanced search by going to Home Tab > Advanced Search on the toolbar or press Ctrl + Shift + F (⌘ + Shift + F on Mac).
  3. Enter the text to search in the text field and select any additional options, then press the Enter key or click on the Search button. All occurrences of the text in the document will appear in the occurrences list.
  4.  Use the Actions options to apply markups or redactions to all the results found in the document.


Advanced Search Actions

Use the Actions options to apply markups or redactions to all the results found in the document.

Highlight Text - applies Text Highlight markups to the results

Cross Out Text - applies Cross Out text markups to the results

Underline Text - applies Underline text markups to the results

Squiggly Underline Text - applies Squiggly Underline text markups to the results

Create Bookmark - creates a Bookmark for each of the results found

Create Link - creates a Web Link for each of the results found using the selected options

Mark for Redaction - creates a Redaction Annotation for each for the results found

Note: This only applies the redaction annotations so that you can first review the redaction before Applying Redactions

 Replace Text - replaces all instances of the text found with the new text you choose

     Note: This will not reflow or change the layout of paragraphs. This tool is useful for small changes only.