How to Copy From Adobe to PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint allows you to copy text or graphics from an Adobe PDF file and transfer it to a presentation slide without having to convert the PDF file into a different format. This makes using information found in a PDF quick and easy. You can copy anything found in a PDF, such as tables, photographs, quotes, data, graphs and illustrations. This method also works with PDF files created with programs other than Adobe.
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Instructions
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Text, Single Page or Entire PDF File
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Download and install Adobe Reader if you don’t already have it on your computer. (Find the link in the Resources section)
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Open Adobe Reader. Click “File” and select “Open.” Locate the PDF file that you want to copy and click “Open.”
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Click “Tools” on the main menu. Click “Basic” and choose “Select.” Highlight the section of text that you want to copy or the entire page by left-clicking your mouse and holding it as you move the cursor over the text. If you want to copy the entire PDF file, click “Edit” and choose “Select All.”
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Click “Edit” and choose “Copy.”
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Open your PowerPoint presentation.
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Click on the slide that will hold the PDF text. Click the “Edit” tab and select “Paste.” The PDF text or page will appear in the slide. If you are copying more than one page, the pages will be broken up into individual slides.
Graphic from an Adobe File
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Download and install Adobe Reader if you don’t already have it on your computer.
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Open Adobe Reader. Click “File” and select “Open.” Locate the PDF file that you want to copy and click “Open.”
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Click “Tools” on the main menu. Click “Basic” and choose “Snapshot Tool.” Highlight the graphic that you want to copy or the entire page by left-clicking your mouse and holding it as you move the mouse over the graphic.
Click “Edit” and choose “Copy.”
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Open your PowerPoint presentation.
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Click on the slide that will hold the graphic. Click the “Edit” tab and select “Paste.” You can position the graphic by clicking on it and moving it around the slide.
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