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    Enable PDF documents to be Text Searchable

      Product: MicroStation
      Version: V8i, CONNECT Edition
      Environment: N\A
      Area: Printing
      Subarea: Driver/PDF

    Problem Description

    Cannot use the Find Text Function on PDF files created in MicroStation.

    Steps to Resolve

    It is possible to use Find function on PDF files attached into MicroStation.

    Information taken from the Microstation Help:

    Open the PDF.PLTCFG file in:

    File > Edit Printer Driver Configuration


    and alter the file as follows:

     

     

    Toggle Searchable Text to ON and save settings.

    It should now be possible to Find Text in PDF files created in Microstation.

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      Original Author: Derval Canny
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    • Dervalcanny Created by Dervalcanny
    • When: Mon, Aug 18 2014 8:06 AM
    • Judy Wong Last revision by Judy Wong
    • When: Mon, Jul 22 2019 8:51 PM
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