Search for highlighted text in PDF on Smartphone mobile device

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How to search for highlighted text in PDF on Smartphone with DocHub

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Follow the steps to search for highlighted text in your PDF

  1. Open your web browser and navigate to the DocHub website. Log in to your account using your credentials.
  2. Once logged in, upload the PDF document you wish to search by selecting the appropriate option within the editor.
  3. After the document is uploaded, locate the search function available in the editor interface. Type in the highlighted text you are looking for.
  4. As you type, the platform will automatically filter the results and highlight the instances of your search terms within the document.
  5. Review the highlighted text found in your PDF. You can navigate through each instance to view the context.
  6. Once you are done, you can choose to download, print, or share your edited document directly from the editor.

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How to search for highlighted text in PDF on Smartphone

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The video tutorial shows how to highlight text in a PDF file using DocHub. First, open the PDF file and click on the tools option, then scroll down to find the comment option and click on it. From there, select the highlight option and highlight the text you want. You can choose the highlight color and save the file once you are done. Subscribe, like, share, and comment on the video.

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Method 2: Using docHub Pro: Open the PDF in docHub Pro. Go to the View menu and select Show/Hide Navigation Panes Comments. In the Comments pane, youll find a list of comments. Find and select the highlighted text. Right-click on the selected text and choose Copy Text.
Normally, Notes and highlights you add to a PDF document are not saved in the PDF data, but are added to the file as extended attributes.
Quickly find highlighted text Select Find Advanced Find. The Find and Replace box appears. Select Format Highlight. If you dont see the Format button, select More. Select Find Next.
To jump to highlighted text, do the following: Click Show/Hide Navigation Panel on the top toolbar to show the Navigation panel. In the Navigation Panel, click the Bookmarks tab. Click on the highlight to jump to specific highlighted text.
The most common reason that you cant highlight PDF documents is because the document doesnt actually contain any real text. Instead, it contains scanned text, which is essentially an image of the text. In this case, you wont be able to highlight, underline, strikethrough, or edit this text in any way.
Foxit Reader Professional Choice for Exporting Highlighted Texts Download Foxit Reader to your desktop and then launch it. Open a PDF. Go to Comment Export. Choose Highlighted Text and export. Foxit Reader.
A five-step guide to searching a PDF on your Android. Select the specific PDF you want to search. Look toward the upper right on your screen and locate the magnifying glass. Tap the magnifying glass and type in the text you want to search. Navigate through the search results that pop up.
Open the PDF document you want to search and highlight text in. Click on the search bar located at the top right corner of the screen. Type in the keyword or phrase you want to search for. Press Enter or click on the search icon to start the search.

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