Can I search for text in PDF files?

It depends on what type of file was used to create the PDF file. If you retrieve archived Documerge print streams or Documaker archives via Documanage and then use the PDF Print Driver in IDS, you will produce PDF Normal files. PDF Normal files can include both text and graphics and you can search for text in these files.

Documanage can also convert archived Documerge print streams into TIFF (bitmap) files. If you send the TIFF files to IDS, the PDF Print Driver produces Image Only PDF files. Since these TIFF files are bitmaps, there is no text to search.