PDFgear User Guide

Search in PDF

PDFgear makes it easy to locate words or phrases in your PDF quickly, so you don’t need to scroll manually through long documents.

  • Tap the “+” icon to import your PDF and open it in PDFgear.
  • Once the PDF is open, tap the magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the menu bar.
Tap on the Search Icon

Tap on the Search Icon

  • Type the word or phrase you want to find in the search bar. Tap Search on your keyboard.
Search Words and Phrases in PDFgear for iOS

Search Words and Phrases in PDFgear for iOS

  • All occurrences of the keyword will be listed by page number.
  • Tap any result from the list to jump directly to that part of the PDF.
Find Specific Words

Find Specific Words

  • The matched words will be highlighted in the PDF viewer, making them easy to spot.
  • Click the Done button in the upper right corner to exit search mode.