How to Copy Text From Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader is a free PDF viewing program. PDF stands for Portable Document File. PDF files have the advantage of being able to display text and images consistently across different computer platforms. While it is not possible to edit PDF documents in Adobe Reader, users can copy text from the program and paste it into a word processing program, email program, web browser and any other program with text-pasting capabilities.

Instructions

1. Launch Adobe Reader and open a PDF file in the program by going to "Open" in the File menu.

2. Turn on the "Page Display" toolbar by going to "Toolbars" in the View menu.

3. Set your cursor to select text by pressing on the icon with a cursor and an arrow in the toolbar above the document.

4. Highlight the text you wish to copy by dragging the cursor across it. Copy the text by selecting "Copy" from the Edit menu.

5. Paste the text in the desired application by switching to that application and selecting "Paste" from the Edit menu.

References

• Adobe: Adobe Reader 9