The dtSearch PDF Search Highlighter is a free plug-in for Adobe Reader that makes it possible for dtSearch and other search programs to highlight hits in retrieved documents inside Adobe Reader DC, XI, and X. Earlier versions of Adobe Reader had this feature built in, so there was no need for a plug-in.
Subject to the included license agreement, you can download the plug-in at no charge from the dtSearch web site and install the plug-in on any number of computers within your organization. The plug-in may be used with any compatible product or web site -- not just dtSearch products or products that use the dtSearch Engine.
For additional information, please see the dtSearch support page.
To use the plug-in with dtSearch, you will need dtSearch version 7.67 or later. dtSearch will automatically detect the plug-in if it is installed.
The plug-in works with web sites to highlight hits in PDF files after a search. If a web site that you use to search PDF files has been updated to work with this plug-in, then you can just install the plug-in and leave the default settings in place. Web sites that use dtSearch Web 7.67 or later will automatically work with the plug-in.
If a web site has not been updated to work with this plug-in, then you will need to uncheck the box in Options to "Verify that highlighting requests are only sent to compatible servers."
When a PDF file opens after a search, press Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar to go to the next hit and Ctrl+Shift+Backspace to go to the previous hit.
In dtSearch Desktop, check the box in Options > Preferences > PDF View Options to "Use dtSearch toolbar to navigate hits in PDF files". With this option enabled, the dtSearch Desktop "Next Hit" and "Previous Hit" buttons will locate the next and previous pages with hits in a PDF file.
Unfortunately Adobe Reader DC does not provide a way to make the buttons visible at all.
To make the Next Hit and Previous Hit buttons visible in Adobe Reader XI:
1. If the Adobe Reader toolbar is not visible, press F8 to make it visible. (To make the toolbar visible by default, open Adobe Reader and click Edit > Preferences > Internet and un-check the option to "Display in Read Mode by default".)
2. Click the "Tools" button in the Adobe Reader toolbar to open the Tools panel
3. Click "dtSearch" to show the Next Hit and Previous Hit buttons.
Note: Adobe Reader does not allow plug-ins to add buttons to the main toolbar, so the plug-in can only add buttons to this Tools panel in Adobe Reader.
1. In Adobe Acrobat, follow the steps above to make the toolbar buttons visible.
2. Right-click each button and select "Add to Quick Tools". This will make the buttons visible in Adobe Acrobat, but only when it is open outside a browser window.
1. Start Adobe Acrobat and click Tools
2. Locate the dtSearch item in the list of tools and click "Add"
This will add a dtSearch button to the tools panel on the right. When viewing a file with highlighting, click this button and Next Hit and Previous Hit buttons will appear in a bar at the top of the document.
If the tools panel is hidden, look for a small triangle near the middle of the Adobe Acrobat toolbar and click the triangle to show the tools panel.
