PDF Viewing Options

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PDF Viewing Options

dtSearch supports these options for opening PDF files after a search:

Standard (recommended)
The standard method used to display PDF files opens an embedded Adobe Acrobat window, so the PDF file appears exactly as it does in Adobe Reader, but with hits highlighted.

View PDF files in a separate Adobe Acrobat window
Open PDF files outside dtSearch in a separate Adobe Reader window.

View PDF files as plain text
Display PDF files in a simple text view without loading Adobe Reader.  This can be faster than opening a PDF file in Adobe Reader.

If the 64-bit version of Acrobat is installed, run the 64-bit version of dtSearch Desktop so it can use Acrobat for viewing PDF files
For dtSearch Desktop to use Adobe Acrobat to display PDF files, the dtSearch Desktop version must be compatible with the Acrobat version.  Check this box to have dtSearch automatically run the 64-bit or 32-bit version of dtSearch Desktop to match the Acrobat version you have installed.  (dtSearch includes both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.)

Use the dtSearch tool bar to navigate hits in PDF files
Check this box to use the dtSearch Desktop "Next Hit" and "Previous Hit" buttons to navigate hits in PDF files in an embedded Acrobat window.

Highlighting hits in Adobe Acrobat

dtSearch can highlight hits in PDF files within Adobe Acrobat using a plug-in.  If the plug-in is not installed, click Configure Plug-in to install it, or you can download it from https://download.dtsearch.com/pdfhl