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Searching on PDF Metadata Keywords

Anonymous
2012-06-06T05:10:40+00:00

I have hundreds of PDF files on a Windows 7 system.  I would like to search these files based on the many Keywords I entered in the Metadata Keywords section of these PDFs.  But when I enter one of these Keywords in a Windows Explorer Search (e.g., 'ancient history' which is contained in the Keywords section of the metadata in many of my PDFs) , none of the files containing the relevant Keywords appears in the results of the Search (I checked that that the file contents of PDF files have been indexed).  What am I doing wrong?  

Thanks for your help,

Charles Edelsburg

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-06-06T18:22:41+00:00

    If you are running Adobe Reader X. Click on Edit > Advanced Search and there you have some options.

    Hope this helps

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-09-09T01:12:03+00:00

    I also am looking for a solution to the above. Anyone please advise.

    I have a folder on my network with several thousand PDFs. 

    Within these PDFs I have added "keywords" in the properties using Adobe Acrobat Pro.

    I would like to search the documents by "keyword" ONLY.

    I don't want the file names or file text searched.

    Is this possible in Windows Explorer?

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-10-17T20:06:39+00:00

    I have a folder on my network with several thousand PDFs. 

    Within these PDFs I have added "keywords" in the properties using Adobe Acrobat Pro.

    I would like to search the documents by "keyword" ONLY.

    I don't want the file names or file text searched.

    Is this possible in Windows Explorer?

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-06-06T17:46:03+00:00

    Hi,

    If you're having problems locating specific files, folders, or other items on your computer, try using the Search and Indexing troubleshooter to fix the problem. It makes sure that the Windows Search service is running, and checks to see whether you have the correct permissions to search all the directories on your computer.

    Method 1:

    Run the troubleshooter provided in the link

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Open-the-Search-and-Indexing-troubleshooter

    Method 2:

    You can also add the file type that's not currently recognized by the index, to the index so you can search in Windows by that file type.

    1. Open Indexing Options by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type indexing options, and then click Indexing Options.
    2. Click Advanced. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
    3. In the Advanced Options dialog box, click the File Types tab.
    4. In the Add new extension to list box, type the file name extension (for example, "txt"), and then click Add.
    5. Click Index Properties Only or Index Properties and File Contents, and then click OK.

    Improve Windows searches using the index: frequently asked questions

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Improve-Windows-searches-using-the-index-frequently-asked-questions

    Change advanced indexing options

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-advanced-indexing-options

    Hope this helps!

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