TIP 12: Searching for PDF Files on the Internet
With one mouse click, Acrobat can take the hassle out of searching for a PDF file on the Internet. Click Search the internet using Yahoo (or Google, depending on the preference you choose) from the Search pane's list of options shown in Figure 11a.
Start Your Engine
The default search engine in Acrobat is Yahoo. If you are a Google person, you can choose Google as your default search engine in Acrobat. Choose Edit > Preferences or Acrobat > Preferences, and click Search in the left pane of the dialog to display the Search preferences. Click the Search provider for searching PDFs on the Internet pull-down arrow and choose Google. Click OK to close the preferences. The Search toolbar displays the Google icon , and it is shown as the search engine on the Search pane. |
If you don't have the Search pane displayed, click Search the Internet on the Search the Internet toolbar to open the Search pane, ready for an Internet search. Right-click/Control-click the toolbar well to display the toolbar list, and click Search the Internet to open the toolbar. Type the terms you wish to search, and define how precise you want the search to be (Figure 12). Click the pull-down arrow and specify whether you want to search for all the words, for the exact phrase, or for any of the words. You can narrow your search to only PDF documents by clicking Search only in PDF Files.
Figure 12. Use the Internet search feature to save lots of time searching for PDF files online.
Multiple Searches
When you are on a quest for information, you might need to do several searches in a row. After you have done more than one search, notice that the blue left and right arrows at the top of the Search pane are activated; click an arrow to move backward and forward through the searches you have carried out. You can hide the Search pane, but as long as you haven't closed and reopened Acrobat, the searches are still available. |
Click Search the Internet to start your search. Your browser opens to Yahoo (or Google if you've changed your default search engine) with the results displayed in a list. When you click a result, the PDF document opens in Adobe Reader within your Web browser. Close the browser to terminate the search. If you want to search locally, click Search Across Local PDF documents to return to the basic Search pane. You have to close the Web browser window manually. |