3 Replies Latest reply: Sep 29, 2010 11:33 AM by lrosenth RSS

    How to edit a pdf such that it is still searchable?

    asdfabcedasf Community Member

      Hi,

       

      I want to edit some words in a pdf file and want to make sure the pdf is still searchable.

       

      I changed the following

       

      -234.719 -10.8 Td
      [(A)-0.700044(t)10.3332(t)10.3332(i)10.3332(a)-11.0341(s)-12.4995(,)-392.394(H)-0.699227(. )-392.394(1)-8.56716(9)-8.56716(9)-8.56716(9)-8.56716(.)-365.634(I)11.8003(n)-8.56716(f)11 .8003(e)-11.0341(r)11.8003(r)11.8003(i)10.3332(n)-8.56716(g)-410.061(p)-8.56716(a)-11.0341 (r)11.8003(a)-11.0341(m)1.76604(e)-11.0341(t)10.3332(e)-11.0341(r)11.8003(s)-387.228(a)-11 .0341(n)-8.56716(d)-383.301(s)-12.5011(t)10.3348(r)11.7986(u)-8.56716(c)-11.0341(t)10.3348 (u)-8.56716(r)11.7986(e)-385.761(o)-8.56716(f)-389.695(u)-8.56716(n)-8.56716(o)-8.56716(b) ]TJ
      222 0 Td
      [(s)-12.5011(e)-11.0341(r)11.7986(v)18.206(e)-11.0341(d)-356.534(v)18.1995(a)-11.0341(r)11 .7986(i)10.3348(a)-11.0341(b)-8.56716(l)10.3348(e)-385.761(m)1.76767(o)-8.56716(d)-8.56716 (e)-11.0341(l)10.3348(s)-387.228(b)-8.56716(y)-383.301(v)18.1995(a)-11.0341(r)11.7986(i)10 .3348(a)-11.0341(t)10.3348(i)10.3348(o)-8.56716(n)-8.56716(a)-11.0341(l)-364.392(B)-2.1663 (a)-11.0341(y)-8.56716(e)-11.0341(s)-12.5011(,)-365.624(2)-8.56716(1)-8.56716(?)-8.56716(3 )-8.56716(0)-8.56716(.)-338.864(I)11.8019(n)-8.56716(:)10.3316]TJ
      -214.8 -10.8 Td

       

      to

       

      -234.719 -10.8 Td
      [(A)-0.700044(t)10.3332(t)10.3332(i)10.3332(a)-11.0341(s)-12.4995(,)-392.394(H)-0.699227(. )-392.394(1)-8.56716(9)-8.56716(9)-8.56716(9)-8.56716(.)-365.634(I)11.8003(n)-8.56716(f)11 .8003(e)-11.0341(r)11.8003(r)11.8003(i)10.3332(n)-8.56716(g)-410.061(p)-8.56716(a)-11.0341 (r)11.8003(a)-11.0341(m)1.76604(e)-11.0341(t)10.3332(e)-11.0341(r)11.8003(s)-387.228(a)-11 .0341(n)-8.56716(d)-383.301(s)-12.5011(t)10.3348(r)11.7986(u)-8.56716(c)-11.0341(t)10.3348 (u)-8.56716(r)11.7986(e)-385.761(o)-8.56716(f)-389.695(l)-8.56716(a)-8.56716(t)-8.56716(e) -12.5011(n)-12.5011(t)]TJ
      222 0 Td
      [-11.0341( )11.7986( )18.206( )-11.0341( )-356.534(v)18.1995(a)-11.0341(r)11.7986(i)10.3348(a)-11.0341(b)-8.56716(l)10.3348(e)-385 .761(m)1.76767(o)-8.56716(d)-8.56716(e)-11.0341(l)10.3348(s)-387.228(b)-8.56716(y)-383.301 (v)18.1995(a)-11.0341(r)11.7986(i)10.3348(a)-11.0341(t)10.3348(i)10.3348(o)-8.56716(n)-8.5 6716(a)-11.0341(l)-364.392(B)-2.1663(a)-11.0341(y)-8.56716(e)-11.0341(s)-12.5011(,)-365.62 4(2)-8.56716(1)-8.56716(?)-8.56716(3)-8.56716(0)-8.56716(.)-338.864(I)11.8019(n)-8.56716(: )10.3316]TJ
      -214.8 -10.8 Td

       

      But the word 'latent' is not searchable although the word 'unobserved' is searchable in acrobat. Does anybody what should be the correct way to edit a pdf file.

       

      What does the Td, Tj and the numbers, such as 10.3348, mean? Why a word are separated into many letters enclosed by ()?