
I wrote about using this technique in my previous article Highlighting Multiple Words in a PDF Document. This will add a mark to the page around the search term. Oddly, the only tool in Acrobat that allows you to search for terms and mark them in a PDF is part of the Search and Redact feature. While many folks have discovered the Search functionality in Acrobat, Acrobat 9 and below do not offer the ability to save searches or report the results. Help! Is there a way I can list all of the search words in a PDF?


I need to mark these terms each time I find them in my case documents. Finding a key fact, name or term is an important part of how you will apply your knowledge to a case.įor example, recently a paralegal sent me this email:Īn attorney I work with just gave me a list of about 50 words and phrases as part of a case. Legal Professionals often need to search across a large number of documents. Searching and Marking Multiple Words in a PDF
