[OS X TeX] Searching the PDF?

[Luis Sequeira]

> On Jan 13, 2011, at 12:00 PM, Adam M. Goldstein wrote:
> 
>> Hi list people!
>> 
>> Is there any way I can search the PDF output in TeXShop? I use an external editor and have TeXShop set up as my viewer. If I use CMD-F, I get the search box, but it doesn't look like it's searching the PDF.
>> 
>> Adam
>> 
>> PS Searching the TeX on OSX list archive for posts about searching in TeXShop, the first hit was one of my own posts, not about the same issue. So I guess no one has posted about this before.
>> 
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>> Adam M. Goldstein PhD, MSLIS
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> It would be nice if that worked but...
> 
> Toggle open the ``Drawer'' (the little ``picture'' icon on the preview window's toolbar) and use the find field there.
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
> 

Wow! I've used TeXShop for years and never knew that - so much so that I didn't have the "drawer" icon in the toolbar for as long as I can remember. I've put it back now :-)

Thanks a lot.

Luis Sequeira