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How to do text search in Illustrator CS3

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Hi:

I have a bunch of Illustrator files in a folder. Suppose I want to find the file(s) that contains the word "sequenced", how would I do it?


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Brian
 
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...depends if the .ai files are saved with PDF compatibility, if they are then you can use acrobat/reader's "edit > search" function...

...if they aren't then you will have to open one by one and do it manually...

andrew
 
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Yes, they are saved with PDF compatibility. Can you give me step by step instructions on how to do the acrobat/reader's edit > search function thing? Thanks.
 
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...choose edit > search in acrobat...

...choose "all pdf documents in", then the pull down menu, locate the folder of .ai files...

...type a word in the search for field...

...let acrobat do it's thing, you are then presented with a list of files it finds that word in...

andrew
 
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Andrew:

Thanks for the instructions.

I don't have Reader. I use Adobe Acrobat Standard. Step #2: The pull down menu only shows DESKTOP, C-Drive, and all the other drives on the server. It does not allow me to choose a specific folder. I am doing the search now and it's taking a long time. So far, it has found some PDF files, but no AI files yet.
 
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...well, i'm on mac and at the bottom of the pull down list i have the option to "browse for location...", this is in both Acrobat and the free Reader 9...

...i can only imagine that PC is the same...

andrew
 
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...if your version of acrobat really doesn't allow specific folders then i would be surprised, in which case your best to get the free reader 9 and try with that...

andrew
 
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Sorry Andrew, there is a "browse for location" at the bottom. Anyway I tried it, and it still does not find the AI file (saved with PDF compatibility).
 
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...either the ai files don't have PDF enabled upon saving (no version lower than ai version 9 will support PDF compatibility), or the text isn't actually text, but rather converted to outlines...

andrew
 
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I am using Illustrator CS3.

For Options, the following are checked:

1. Create PDF Compatible File

2. Use Compression

Note: I checked again. The text is actually text.
 
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...can't really help you much further, other than suggesting you use the free reader 9...

...the likes of us mac users don't have these issues searching PDF files...

andrew
 
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