Search a PDF document collection

You can search files and folders, hard drives, external media cartridges, network servers, and CD ROMs in Nitro PDF Professional. Be certain you have all network connections active and external media mounted when searching network locations and media storage devices.

To search document collections:

1. Press Control + F to open the Search pane.
2. Type the word or phrase you want to search in the Search Phrases text box.
3. Click the Search in Folder tool.
4. A drop down menu displays the hierarchy on you hard drive, network locations, and external media sources.
5. Click the plus (+) symbol to open drives and folders revealing nested folders.
6. Click a folder you want to search.
7. Click the red square adjacent to the folder you selected or press Return or the Num Pad Enter key. The pane changes offering you more criteria.



8. Click Search Now or press Return or the Num Pad Enter key.
9. Results are reported in the Result window. Click on an item in the list and the PDF containing the found word or phrase opens in Nitro PDF Professional. The word(s) are highlighted in the opened document.