{"id":1577,"date":"2022-02-11T16:33:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T08:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/?p=1577"},"modified":"2022-02-24T17:40:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T09:40:16","slug":"easy-pdf-search-5-highlighting-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/2022\/02\/11\/easy-pdf-search-5-highlighting-function\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy PDF Search 5 – highlighting function"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Easy PDF Search<\/a> 5 (EPS), we added a highlighting function.\u00a0 This is to help users who need to highlight content in their PDF files after EPS<\/a> has delivered the search results.\u00a0 Previously, we had to open the PDF file in another application like Acrobat Reader to highlight the content, thus losing the search results and navigation functions available in EPS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

IMPORTANT NOTE<\/h3>\n

DON”T use the highlighting function in EPS<\/a> to redact your PDF content.\u00a0 The highlighted areas are path ‘objects’, which can be easily removed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Getting started<\/h3>\n

We will need to open the file we want to highlight in EPSs’ internal viewer.\u00a0 To do that, select the Open PDF file using internal viewer<\/strong> option from the context menu in the search tree.\"\"<\/p>\n

The file is then opened in its own tab.<\/p>\n

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The search words are still highlighted, but using outlines instead of a solid color.\u00a0 Using a solid color is confusing as it becomes difficult to differentiate our own highlighted text and those highlighted by EPS<\/a> for the search words.<\/p>\n

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You can still highlight the search terms in solid color by deselecting the Show outlines only for search words<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n

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Highlighting content<\/h3>\n

To highlight the content, or remove the highlighting, use these options on the toolbar.<\/p>\n

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Toggle the Highlight text<\/strong> button to enable and disable highlighting.\u00a0 When enabled, drag the mouse over the content you want to highlight.\u00a0 Release the mouse to apply the highlight.<\/p>\n

TIP:<\/strong> You can also click on the right mouse button to toggle the Highlight text<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n

The color drop down allows you to select the highlighting color.<\/p>\n

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Click on the Remove highlight <\/strong>button to remove existing highlighted areas.\u00a0 When enabled, click on a highlighted area to remove the highlight.\u00a0 Note that EPS<\/a> is unable to differentiate between highlights applied in EPS<\/a> and by other applications.\u00a0 If it detects a path object on where you clicked on, it will simply attempt to remove it.<\/p>\n

The Remove all highlights on current page<\/strong> button allows you to remove all highlighted areas on the current page.\u00a0 Again, EPS<\/a> cannot differentiate between highlights it applied and existing highlights applied by another application.\u00a0 It will simply remove all PDF path objects it finds on the current page.<\/p>\n

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Saving the highlighted file<\/h3>\n

You must save the modified PDF file using a different name from the original file name.\u00a0 Click on the Save PDF file<\/strong> button to save your modified file.<\/p>\n

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Once you have saved the file, the modified PDF file name is displayed in the drop down list under the Save<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n

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To open this file in an external viewer, click on the Open PDF file using external application<\/strong> button.\u00a0 Windows will then attempt to open the file using the registered PDF application.<\/p>\n

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Your PDF file is also automatically saved when you close EPS<\/a>, but you need to have previously saved the file.<\/p>\n

Persistence<\/h3>\n

When you close and reopen EPS<\/a>, any files that were previously opened in the internal viewer will also be automatically loaded and displayed.\u00a0 This allows you to continue your work from where you last left off.<\/p>\n

Next steps<\/h3>\n

Depending on user feedback and sales, the following items are currently considered for implementation:<\/p>\n