[NFBCS] searching for text in PDF documents

[Elizabeth Campbell]

Curtis, Nancy and everyone, thanks so much for all of this information. I
am using the latest version of JAWS along with Adobe DC. I also checked the
option to read the entire document. Thanks for the reminder about the
insert control F JAWS find command. This will make my research far easier.
I know I can always count on my blind friends for help!!!
Best to all

On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 3:17 PM Nancy Coffman via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Another approach might be to bring up the context menu for the PDF file
> then choose "open with". You will want to choose open with other program
> then choose Microsoft word. You then are told that word is opening it and
> it will be an editable file. You then should be able to search it just like
> any other word file and save it if you want.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 9, 2021, at 1:38 PM, Chris Nestrud via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > I'd save the contents as text and then search the text. Perhaps the
> > entire text is not being loaded into the Adobe Reader buffer.
> >
> > If you have many pdf files it might be worth using a program that will
> > search across them. I've had good luck with File Locator Pro at
> > https://www.mythicsoft.com/.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >> On Sat, Jan 09, 2021 at 12:52:06PM -0600, Elizabeth Campbell via NFBCS
> wrote:
> >> Good afternoon all,
> >>
> >> I've serve on the bargaining committee for our newsroom union, and we
> were
> >> asked to research various contracts for information about overtime,
> >> vacations, etc as we put together our proposals for management. These
> >> contracts are PDF documents, and I am having a tough time finding
> specific
> >> information in these documents. I am using the Control F command for
> >> finding words and phrases, but I don't think that approach is working.
> Any
> >> suggestions are welcome.
> >>
> >> Thanks!!
> >>
> >> --
> >> Elizabeth Campbell
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Elizabeth Campbell