How do I bring up the search bar?

How do I bring up the search bar?

Keyboard shortcuts Press Ctrl+F to show the find bar.

Why can’t I search in my PDF file?

The main reason that normally causes this is because the pdf is created from a scanned image. That means, there is no text to search (and nothing you can do about it using the free Reader software). You can test this. Using the select tool, try selecting a word in the text.

How do I control F scanned documents?

The first thing you have to do is OCR files in folder and convert the scanned image or scanned PDF into a searchable PDF. This conversion process is called “Optical Character Recognition,” or OCR. OCRvision is a searchable PDF software to batch OCR PDF files. You can do Ctrl+F and search for a text in a searchable PDF.

How do I enable search in PDF?

Do one of the following:Choose Edit > Advanced Search (Shift+Ctrl/Command+F).On the Find toolbar, click the arrow and choose Open Full Acrobat Search.