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How to search and highlight text in PDF on Mac with DocHub

DocHub is a powerful platform designed to enhance your document management experience. With its user-friendly online editor, you can effortlessly search, highlight, and manipulate text within PDFs. Whether you're reviewing contracts or collaborating with teammates, DocHub streamlines document editing, signing, distribution, and forms completion to ensure your workflows remain efficient. Its deep integration with Google Workspace also lets you import and export documents seamlessly, making it the perfect tool for anyone looking to optimize their document processing.

Follow the steps to search and highlight text in your PDF:

Open the DocHub website and log in to your account.
Upload the PDF document you wish to work on using the upload feature available on the platform.
Once the document is open in the editor, locate the search function to find specific text within your PDF.
Type the text you want to search for in the designated search bar, and the platform will highlight all instances in the document.
To highlight text, select the desired text and choose the highlight option from the editing tools available.
Continue highlighting any additional text as needed to emphasize key points in your PDF.
Once you are satisfied with your highlights, download or export the revised document to your preferred format, print it, or share it directly with others.

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How to highlight text in a PDF on Mac?

How to Highlight Text in a PDF on Mac Open the PDF document in Highlights. From the menu bar choose File Open. Select the text you want to markup. This will bring up the selection popover: Choose a color and click the highlight button in the selection popover.

How do you search for text in a PDF on a Mac?

How to search a PDF on a Mac Press CMD + F. In the text box that appears, search your selected term or phrase. Click the arrows to navigate the highlighted results.

Why wont my PDF let me highlight text Mac?

The Text Selection tool may not be selected: Choose Tools Text Selection, or click the Show Markup Toolbar button , then click the Text Selection button . The PDF may require a password before you can select or copy text: Choose Tools Show Inspector, click the Encryption Inspector button , then enter the password.

Why cant I highlight text in PDF?

The document is secured or protected To keep the PDF document secure, the author or distributor may have disabled edits and comments, which means that those viewing and using the document cannot highlight text on it.

How do I select text in a PDF Preview Mac?

You can select and copy text from a PDF opened in Preview, then paste it into another document such as an email message or text document. In the Preview app on your Mac, open the PDF you want to copy from. Do any of the following: Copy text: Choose Tools Text Selection, drag over the text, then choose Edit Copy.

How do I search and highlight words in a PDF?

Open the document that you want to add text highlights to in docHub, and press Plug-ins Highlight Highlight Text By Search. Use the Highlight Text by Search dialog to configure the text search and highlighting options.

How do you highlight text on a Macbook Pro?

Highlight text Press Shift-Command-H on the keyboard. Choose Insert Highlight from the Insert menu at the top of your screen. (The Insert button on the Pages toolbar doesnt have the Highlight command.) Click Highlight in the review toolbar at the top of the document.

How do I highlight specific text in a PDF?

Highlight your PDF document online. Select the highlighter tool from the horizontal toolbox located at the top of the PDF editor. Select the desired color of your highlighter tool. Click and drag the cursor to select the text area to highlight, releasing when youve finished.

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How to search and highlight text in PDF on Mac with DocHub

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