Selecting text in preview?

sunshine1686 · sunshine1686 #1 (**permalink**)

02-09-2007, 11:59 PM

How can you select (or copy) text from a PDF file when using Preview?

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eric · eric #2 (**permalink**)

02-10-2007, 12:25 AM

not on my mac now, but in acrobat on windows, there's a "select" button that can be used. click it and then you should be able to select and copy text.

particle_hunter · particle_hunter #3 (**permalink**)

02-10-2007, 12:31 AM

Preview also has this capability. Just click on the button with the "A" on it in the tools section.

sunshine1686 · sunshine1686 #4 (**permalink**)

02-10-2007, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by particle_hunter

Preview also has this capability. Just click on the button with the "A" on it in the tools section.

I tried that, but nothing happened.

particle_hunter · particle_hunter #5 (**permalink**)

02-10-2007, 12:48 PM

It may not work if your pdf was originally made from an image file.

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sunshine1686 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 18, 2006 Posts: 151	02-09-2007, 11:59 PM How can you select (or copy) text from a PDF file when using Preview? Thanks
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particle_hunter #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 9 Mac Specs: Macbook/ 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo/ 1 GB RAM	02-10-2007, 12:48 PM It may not work if your pdf was originally made from an image file.
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