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ABBYY PDF Transformer+
User’s Guide
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On the ATTACHMENTS pane:
 Select a file
 Click the tool that corresponds to the action you want to perform ( ).
Keyword search
ABBYY PDF Transformer+ can find and highlight information in PDF files. Comments, metadata, and
bookmarks will be searched along with text in the document itself. Search results will be highlighted
in the document, and you can apply various effects to these results.
1. Click the button on the pane to the left or open the View menu and click Search.
The Search pane will open in the left–hand part of the screen.
2. Type the word or phrase you want to find in the search box.
Words or phrases that match your query will be highlighted in the document.
3. You can change search parameters by clicking on the magnifying glass in the search box and
selecting any of the following options:
 Whole Words Only will find only words that are an exact match of the words you typed in
the search box.
 Match Case will find only words that match the capitalization in your query.
You can highlight, underline or cross out any of the found words. Simply select the words you want
to highlight, underline or cross out in the search results and then select the desired tool from the
drop–down list:
The color of the annotation in the Search pane is the same as the color selected on the
toolbar.
ABBYY PDF Transformer+ also lets you search for and remove words and phrases using the
Redaction Mode tool. See the Redacting data in PDF documents article for details.
Protecting PDF documents
When you create a PDF document, you can set passwords that protect it from unauthorized access,
editing, and printing. Furthermore, you can remove confidential information as well as any words
and phrases you find using the search function. ABBYY PDF Transformer+ also lets you sign your