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This is a dummy description. Get the most out of the latest version of OS X This reference combines eight content-rich minibooks in one complete package to give you all-access, easy-to-understand coverage of the key features and tools needed to get the most out of the latest OS X release from Apple.
Enter your email address below:. Does anyone know how to search for a small word in a large PDF?
Is there a way to do a case sensitive search in Preview? To me, this is one of the most basic features any search function should provide.
Still I cannot find any option in Preview for performing a case sensitive search. The other two result pages gave me a beep as in not-found when I clicked on them.
At least lately, with google search, it gives you results and shows words of the search that were not found shown struck out but maybe matched the rest of what you were searching for. After trying to search a pdf without success and realising it must have originated as a scan from earlier posts I used the export function to resave it as a new pdf. This was then searchable. Thanks for the info that got me on my way! I want to search a specific no. Does anyone know whether you can bookmark specific pages. You can either use the menu bar or the icon for view. Thank you. I have a pdf that is not searchable by mac os sierra preview program and I used Adobe Acrobat Reader DC for searching in it.
Try it instead of Preview if you have a similar problem. But then it started working normally after about 2 minutes.
Which could be another explanation for a non-searchable, searchable PDF. One glaring problem in Preview search is this: it cannot search for a phrase; it will search for all occurrences of all the words in the phrase. No, it does not work if you put quotation marks around the phrase. I have complained to Apple numerous times about it but it does not appear they will address it since they now treat the Mac as a second class product.
If you have to tell your readers how to use the Search function, you must be writing this for idiots. My last visit here, as I am not one. Sorry you feel that way Gnuut.
Have a heart for the newcomers. We are the ones that help Apple grow! Life is one big microaggression to poor little Gnuuty, the all knowing wonder. Regarding Mr. As with Mr. Great way to learn.
Even bright, smart, genius people are lacking knowledge in SOME area, and I find many of them and us to be more modest and polite than Mr. A scan is just a picture in a pdf, a bit map image.
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Thanks George, that makes sense. I checked and that was the case for two recent ones. Your help is appreciated as my frustration level is now down a notch! At this point I cannot work out the difference between those that can and those that cannot be searched with Preview. Any ideas?
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