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Can Google read PDF files?

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BrightSparke

Hi

A client of mine wants to put a bunch of PDF documents on their new website (so visitors can right-click and download them).

They are relevant and content rich.

Can Google read PDFs? Will it be able to follow the links and read the content?

I frequently see PDF documents with an HTML option on Google searches, so wondered.

Thanks, Peter
 
Depends on whether the PDF was created from text or from graphics. A common thing to do is to scan old brochures and save them as PDF. If you did that then your average sarch engine [including Google] could not read them.
 
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There's a problem though if your pdf page ends up higher in Google's results than your homepage. When a Googler opens the result; he or she will open the pdf and there's no easy way for them to get back to the home page - sort of like a dead end for most people.


Cheers,
Ender.
 
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Google can read most PDFs, but another option might be to use the Macromedia solution. Looks better and load a lot faster.
 
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