- Select Edit > Find (Ctrl/Command+F) from the drop-down menu.
- In the Find toolbar's text field, type the text you wish to look for.
- To replace text, expand the toolbar by clicking Replace With, then write the replacement text in the Replace With text box.
- (Optional) Choose one or more of the following options by clicking the arrow adjacent to the text box:
Only use whole sentences.
Only looks for occurrences of the entire term you type in the text box. If you search for the term stick, you won't find the words tick or sticky.
Case-Sensitive
Only occurrences of the terms with the capitalization you type are found. When you search for the word Web, for example, you won't find the words web or WEB.
Bookmarks should be included.
The text in the Bookmarks window is also searched.
Include any comments you have.
Searches the text of any comments as well.
- Next should be selected.
- Acrobat automatically moves to the first incidence of the search term, which is underlined.
- To edit the highlighted text, click Replace, or Next to move on to the next instance of the search word. Alternatively, you can go back to the previous instance by clicking Previous.
