Highlight texts in Adobe Reader and Acrobat

I need to highlight the texts/words in Adobe Reader and Acrobat as well. Is there any common function/API available for both?

I have the Adobe Reader plugin license, will this functionality work in Reader?
static ACCB1 void ACCB2 HighlightWord(void *data)
    DURING
    //Create a HiliteEntry object and set its attributes
    HiliteEntry hilite;
    hilite.offset = 3;
    hilite.length = 1;
     //Get the page number of the current page view
    AVDoc currentAVDoc = AVAppGetActiveDoc();
    PDDoc currentPDDoc = AVDocGetPDDoc(currentAVDoc);
    AVPageView currentPageView = AVDocGetPageView(currentAVDoc);
    ASInt32 pageNum = AVPageViewGetPageNum(currentPageView);
    //Highlight the tenth word
    PDPage pdPage = PDDocAcquirePage (currentPDDoc, pageNum);
    PDTextSelect textSelection = PDTextSelectCreateWordHilite(pdPage, &hilite, 1);
    AVDocSetSelection(currentAVDoc, ASAtomFromString("Text"), (void *)textSelection, true);
    AVDocShowSelection (currentAVDoc);
    PDPageRelease (pdPage);
    HANDLER
        AVAlertNote("Error highlighting word");
    END_HANDLER

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How to highlight text with Adobe Reader XI?

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Thanks. The PDF file was made from a web site article and I guess this is the same as scanned as I cannot highlight. The cursor changes but cannot highlight what I want.
I was able to add text and I did this in Red and will ask the VA to read under the sections marked in Red.
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Vernon Pobanz
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How to highlight text with Adobe Reader XI?
created by ~graffiti in Adobe Reader - View the full discussionUse the highlight tool under Comment>Annotations. This will only work if the pdf isn't a scanned image. If that is the case, there is no text to highlight. Please note that the Adobe Forums do not accept email attachments. If you want to embed a screen image in your message please visit the thread in the forum to embed the image at https://forums.adobe.com/message/6800192#6800192 Replies to this message go to everyone subscribed to this thread, not directly to the person who posted the message. To post a reply, either reply to this email or visit the message page: To unsubscribe from this thread, please visit the message page at . In the Actions box on the right, click the Stop Email Notifications link. Start a new discussion in Adobe Reader by email or at Adobe Community For more information about maintaining your forum email notifications please go to http://forums.adobe.com/thread/416458?tstart=0.

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