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LoveNivea
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

How to search the specific, or more relevant, words in PDFs stored in Dropbox online?

How to search the specific, or more relevant, words in PDFs stored in Dropbox online?   Hello!   Can anyone give me some helpful advice regarding the following “poor data searching function” ...
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MDMags
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3 years ago
O have a similar problem in Dropbox Plus. This is a recent issue. Maybe an app update caused it? When I enter a search term, wanting specific words, Dropbox gives back a bunch of search results that it thinks are related. For example, searching the word Tuna to find a tuna casserole recipe, Dropbox returned Crab recipes, shrimp recipes, pictures of a fishing trip...and the words crab, shrimp. And fishing were highlighted -- as if they were in the search term I typed in the search box. How do I get exact word only matches in search?
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Megan
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3 years ago

Hi MDMags, how are you today? 

 

I'd love some screenshots of what you described, in order for me to have the full visual of what you see on your end.

 

Can you send me some, in your next response? 

 

Keep me posted!

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