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Is there a way to Search for a PDF that has been entered into WORKFRONT?

  • May 5, 2025
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We use Workfront for marketing and reviewing proofs. Periodically, we know a similar document was submitted and want to search within the PowerPoint presentation or PDF. Is there a way to do this? Has anyone done this or found this a need?

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Best answer by Madalyn_Destafney

Hi, you can run a document report, filtered to PDF or PPT (current version > file type) and can add a document name contains filter for any part of the file name to help narrow your results (can also use document entry date filter). This can help you find docs in the instance. If you're looking to search for CONTENT within the PDF/PPT, that is not possible to search words/phrases within the static doc.

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Madalyn_Destafney
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May 7, 2025

Hi, you can run a document report, filtered to PDF or PPT (current version > file type) and can add a document name contains filter for any part of the file name to help narrow your results (can also use document entry date filter). This can help you find docs in the instance. If you're looking to search for CONTENT within the PDF/PPT, that is not possible to search words/phrases within the static doc.

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kautuk_sahni
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July 29, 2025

@brendagr2 Just checking in — were you able to resolve your issue? We’d love to hear how things worked out. If the suggestions above helped, marking a response as correct can guide others with similar questions. And if you found another solution, feel free to share it — your insights could really benefit the community. Thanks again for being part of the conversation!

Kautuk Sahni