Yes Google and many other search engines can search pdf's Adobe offers a web service to strip PDFs and there are quite a few programs and web server add on's that do it. Don't know about Quark though. ------------------------------- toby mills web developer & programmer www.tobymills.com -----Original Message----- From: thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org [mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Scott wolpow Sent: 19 February 2004 00:28 To: thelist at lists.evolt.org Subject: [thelist] Google and PDF's Can Google search PDF's for text? In the same vain is there a way to strip text from PDF's or from Quark files? Scott -- * * Please support the community that supports you. * * http://evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ For unsubscribe and other options, including the Tip Harvester and archives of thelist go to: http://lists.evolt.org Workers of the Web, evolt !