Highlight text in adobe reader for android

Dear Adobe Reader Team,
I've had a problem with my adobe reader for android version 11.5.0
It's not highlighting any text or doesn't even select it when I scroll over.
Kindly help me with this Problem.
Thank you in advance.

It sounds like you have a scanned PDF document.  Because a scanned PDF document contains images of text (not real text), you will not be able to select text or highlight it.  You can still add Freehand drawing and/or sticky notes to a scanned PDF document.
To recognize text in a scanned PDF document, you need to run special Text Recognition software.  Adobe Acrobat (a paid product) offers the capability, where as free Adobe Reader products do not.
Recognizing Text in Scanned PDF Documents
Please let us know if you need further assistance.

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