Find text in PDFs

Last updated on Jun 9, 2026

Learn how to find topics and text occurrences in your PDF using Acrobat on mobile.

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Open the PDF and select Search from the top menu.

In the text field that appears, type the search term, and then select Go from the keypad.
The results are highlighted and displayed on the screen.

Use navigation arrows in the top-right corner to see all occurrences of the search term in the document.

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