How to Copy Text From a PDF (Acrobat) Document

You'll often find valuable information in a PDF (Acrobat) file and want to use it somewhere else. You can use Acrobat Reader to copy text from a PDF file and place it in another application.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader

1. Open a PDF file.

2. Click the Text tool (the T tool) to select it.

3. Click in the document and select the text you'd like to copy.

4. Choose Copy from the Edit menu.

5. Switch to the program you'd like to copy your text to and choose Paste from the Edit menu.

Tips & Warnings

• If you find you can't copy text from a certain PDF file, it may be because the creator of the document doesn't want you to. Adobe Acrobat (the full version) gives a document creator the right to set privileges for PDF files.

[melvinjames18]

on 7/5/2009 If the PDF file is restricted, you can try to convert the PDF to Word format with Anybizsoft PDF to Word converter, then you can easily copy from word.Believe me,not all the converters support restricted files.
http://www.anypdftools.com/pdf-to-word.html

[GabriellaS]

on 5/21/2008 There isn't a way to do that best you can do is save it as a pic. But to actually get into the text no can do my friend unless you have the program.

[GabriellaS]

on 5/21/2008 There isn't a way to do that unless you have the program plain and simple.

[nupsnp]

on 4/30/2008 Yes, Clartpoo you are 100% correct, everybody knows to use CTRL+C and CTRL+V- for copy & past purpose from normal pdf file...but it should be-how to copy from Read Only PDF file?..if anybody knows please share the trick.

naresh

[neeckme]

on 4/11/2008 that is completely 1oo% absolutely exclusevly totally right dear clartpoo