The Great Ideas Letter Forum

Put them into this PDF library software

Posted By: Ross Stokes
Date: Monday, 25 October 2004, at 11:13 p.m.

In Response To: How to search through multiple issues of The Great Ideas Letter on your computer (Dien Rice)

Hi

I've created some software that allows you to organise and catalogue PDFs very easily.

Give it try and let me know what you think.

all the best
Ross

> Some of you may already know how to do
> this... But there are some who may not.

> Did you know that you can easily search
> through all your issues of The Great Ideas
> Letter? This can be handy, for example, to
> find an article you know you've read, but
> can't remember which issue it was in.

> If you want to search through your issues -
> put them all in one directory on your
> computer.

> Then, make sure you are running Adobe
> Acrobat Reader version 6.0. If you are
> running an older version of Adobe Acrobat
> Reader, be sure to get version 6.0 from here
> (it's free) -
>
> http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
> The reason why you need version 6.0 is that
> searching through multiple documents is not
> supported in earlier versions of Adobe
> Acrobat Reader.

> Now, just open one of your Great Ideas
> Letter files using Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.
> Then click on the "Search" button
> near the top. Type in your search term, then
> select the button which says "All PDF
> Documents in". Then from the drop-down
> menu, select the directory where you've put
> all your copies of The Great Ideas Letter.

> Then, click on the "Search" button
> on the right side to perform your search.

> This way, you can search through all your
> issues of The Great Ideas Letter all at
> once!

> This is a great tool if you've remembered
> reading about an idea, but can't remember
> where you saw it. This way, you can search
> through all your issues of The Great Ideas
> Letter for key words or phrases, to find the
> article you're looking for. (I use this all
> the time.)

> I hope that this helps some readers get more
> out of their issues! :)

> - Dien Rice

PDF Organizer and Bookshelf

Messages In This Thread

How to search through multiple issues of The Great Ideas Letter on your computer
Dien Rice -- Wednesday, 20 October 2004, at 2:36 p.m.

Another useful desktop search tip...
Dien Rice -- Wednesday, 20 October 2004, at 2:41 p.m.

Re: Another useful desktop search tip...
Rod Newbound -- Thursday, 21 October 2004, at 2:36 a.m.

Put them into this PDF library software
Ross Stokes -- Monday, 25 October 2004, at 11:13 p.m.