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RE: Adobe Acrobat versions - what do I need for catalog (indexing)?
Subject:RE: Adobe Acrobat versions - what do I need for catalog (indexing)? From:"Liz Goodwin" <Liz -dot- Goodwin -at- ametek -dot- com> To:"Chris Gooch" <Chris -dot- Gooch -at- lightworkdesign -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Wed, 3 Dec 2008 11:14:44 -0500
I have Adobe Professional 8. The feature you are looking for is found
under the "Advanced" tab/Document Processing/ Full Text Index with
Catalog. I use it to provide an index on autorun CD catalogs.
HTH,
Liz
Liz Goodwin
Senior Technical Writer and Documentation Specialist
Process Instruments
AMETEK, P&AI, Pittsburgh, PA
liz -dot- goodwin -at- ametek -dot- com
I really only need one feature, the ability to
> index multiple PDF files for searching (they used
> to call this 'catalog' but no longer it seems).
> Adobe's web site is long on marketing drivel, short
> on technical detail, and there seem to be a bazillion
> new features which have no use whatsoever to me,
> so after spending quite a while reading it I'm none
> the wiser.
>
> Does anyone know if the standard version will do
> what I need? Or will I need pro?
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