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