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Subject:Excite search engine & pdf From:wongword -at- OZEMAIL -dot- COM -dot- AU Date:Tue, 17 Aug 1999 20:36:54 +1100
As I understand it the search engine with Excite doesn't search pdf
files.
However I have two questions:
1 Is there anything that can be done when saving a pdf file to make it
searchable? If yes, what version of Acrobat?
2 Is there a workaround?
For example,
I could insert keywords that can be seen? (Yes, I know this is clumsy
and yukky but it's not the end of the world for lawyers who are familiar
with using keywords in their publications) I could also write the key
words into the paragraph that announces the pdf file.
However, can I insert invisible words --- like I might include for meta
data, eg in the colour of the background etc?
