User manual

If you want to select and copy text, tables, or images
To copy an image, a table, or a small amount of text, use the Select tool . The pointer
in the document pane varies depending on whether the pointer hovers over text, an image,
or a table. To select text or a table, drag across the text or table. To select an image, click
the image. (See Copying and pasting text, tables, and images.)
If you want to extract all the text in a PDF document and retain the text formatting, choose
File > Save As, select Rich Text Format from the pop-up menu, and then save the file. If
you simply want to extract the text, choose File > Save As, and then save the document as
a plain text file. (See Conversion options for Rich Text Format or Microsoft Word format.)
Selecting and copying text
Note the following:
● If the author of the PDF document used a scanner to create the document and didn't make
the text searchable, or if the text is part of an image, you can't select the text or search it.
In these cases, you can use the Recognize Text Using OCR command to convert the
image text to text that can be selected and searched.
● In some PDF documents, authors protect their content by setting restrictions that prevent
editing or printing. For example, the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands may be unavailable
because the author set restrictions against copying text. (Some of these limitations may
also affect a document's accessibility.)
● In some cases, your text selection may have unwanted text. For example, if you select text
that spans multiple pages, the selection may include text from headers or footers if the
author did not tag the document properly. If you accidentally copy extra text, remember to
delete the extra text after you paste it.