Searching PDF for words that break onto two lines

[TechPubsFrameMaker]

Hi

I am saving a FrameMaker file to PDF and want to search tables in the document for phrases/words that break onto two lines.  However, I can only find the phrase when I search for the part of the phase that is on the first line.  In the attached example, I search for "user subscription charging ty" and find both instances.  If I search for "user subscription charging type", I only find the one instance - the phrase in the second column.  Acrobat seems to add a space when a word breaks onto a second line.

I need to be able to search for a specific, complete phrase because many of the command parameters break onto two lines and it's a large document with many similar parameters.

Does anyone know why it's behaving like this and if I can correct it?

Thanks

Emma

Running FrameMaker 2015 version 13.0.5.547 and Acrobat XI Pro on Windows 7 Pro.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

It's possible to do it, but it's up to the application that creates the PDF file to set it up correctly. If it doesn't, the search command won't find those instances.

[TechPubsFrameMaker]

Thanks, try67, I have posted the same question to the FrameMaker forum.

Looking at the FrameMaker file, there seems to be a space between "ty" and "pe", but I cannot select it.  That would explain the space in the PDF and why the PDF search fails.

[try67]

Most likely, yes.

[TechPubsFrameMaker]

Thanks, hopefully the FrameMaker folks can help.