Copy text from Acrobat Reader to MS Word

I want to copy text from a pdf file into MS Word so I can manipulate the text, but when I use the copy and paste function (or the Select Text tool) it only copies it as a graphic. What am I doing wrong? Monwall

Probably, the font used isn't installed in your system, and the creator of the PDF file didn't embed it properly.

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Thanks so much..

Hi Geo, Thanks for your comment :)
where would I see a locked padlock? my work collegue can actually copy the text from the same PDF file on his computer but i cant. But he has acrobat reader version 7.0. Not too sure if that makes any differenct.
I right clicked on the PDF file and selected properties. and read only box is not selected.
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A problem with copying text from english pdf to a word file

i have a problem with copying text from english pdf to a word file. the english text of pdf turns to be unknown signs when i copy them to word file .
i illustrated what i mean in the picture i attached . note that i have adobe acrobat reader 9 . so please help cause i need to copy text to translate it .

Is this an e-book? Does it allow for copying? It is possible that the pdf file is a scan of a book?

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If the PDF page content is an image (for text that'd by the image that any scanner provides) then it is an image that exports to Word.
Regardless, Adobe Reader cannot export PDF page content, cannot create PDF and cannot manipulate PDF page content.
Adobe Reader is a PDF viewer only.
Perhaps you have a subscription to one of Adobe's online subscription services.
(ExportPDF, PDF Pack, etc.)
Each of the online subscription services have their own dedicated user-2-user forums.
Easy find as there here in Adobe's Forums. Hmmm, just dumping somewhere means ... Ah well, won't go there. Miss Manners would not approve eh.
Resources for getting into a dialog with Adobe:
(other than the user-2-user forums)
~~~~~~~~~
To contact support for acrobat.com subscription services:
https://www.acrobat.com/misc/en/contact-support.html
Other links to support:
http://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/support.html
contact Adobe Customer Care on Twitter @AdobeCare.
Phone support (for a fee - have credit card ready)
800-833-6687, Mon - Fri, 5AM - 7PM PT
Be well...

Problem of spaces with copy-paste from Acrobat Reader X (10.1.0)

Hi all,
I have a problem when doing a copy-paste from a text in Acrobat Reader X (10.1.0). When I paste, all spaces are erased.
It does not come from the document as the problem is for every pdf.
Do someone have an idea of where the problem comes from ?
Thanks and cheers
Julien

This is not the forum for Reader, but the problem probably lies with the way the file was created, and/or with the fonts used in it.

How do you cut and paste text from Adobe Reader 11 into Word?

Using Windows 8.1. Recently purchased Adobe Reader 11. Need to cut and paste text from PDF into Word docs. Docs are not locked and content should be available for editing. Have figured out how to highlight the text through the Comment tools, but nothing (right-clicking, going to Edit pulldown) menu gives me a Copy option. How do I cut and paste the text?

Good to know that I got what I paid for with the Export PDF.I just went
into the document that I am trying to cut and paste from and highlighted a
piece of text. Clicked right, checked the Edit pulldown, and then did
Ctrl+C (assuming you meant Ctrl and then C, rather than holding them both
down together). Still no Copy option anywhere.
Properties for the document I am trying to work with do say "Content
Copying: Allowed" under Security. Since I can highlight text, I assumed
that the text is there (not a photo scan) so that I can copy it. Should I
look somewhere else under properties to confirm this?
As I did last night, I also opened up a document that I have cut and pasted
extensively from before-so I know the text is there and manipulable.
Attempted to cut and paste from it, using the same methods above. Again,
no option to copy with any of them.
Perhaps I should clarify that by cut-and-paste, I do mean that I want to
copy the text from the original and then transfer it to a Word doc that I
am writing. I am not trying to do anything with the original other than
copy from it--not cutting anything out of the document itself.
Is there a way to do this with the Adobe 11 reader. At this point, I am
wondering if I need to uninstall Adobe 11 and try to go back to Adobe 10 or
whatever the reader was that was installed on my computer when I bought it
(Dell Inspiron touch-screen laptop purchased in May 2013, if that gives any
idea of which reader might have been installed there. That version did,
however, have some other limitations that made me want to get Adobe 11. Any
ideas about what to do now.
M. Christian Green, JD/PhD
Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Law and Religion
http://cslr.law.emory.edu/people/person/name/green
Book Review Editor, Journal of Law and Religion
http://cslr.law.emory.edu/publications-lectures/journal-of-law-and-religion/
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http://mchristiangreen.com
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Peter hello - I have been copying and pasting for as long as I can remember and it has NEVER done this before - so why now!? Anyway, Jerry has told me about Paste and Match Style --- yet another new thing!
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RP:
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Hi
I've a big problem with adobe acrobat reader XI pro and I hope you can help me.
The problem is; when I past copied text from some pdf books (not all of them) it past symbols only! wherever I past it! and even if I coped that text from another pdf reader (adobe pdf reader, internet browsers, ...etc.).
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thank you a lot.

There is no product called Adobe Acrobat Reader Pro. There is
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Help: Copy text from PDF to AI or MS Word

Hello,
I'm new to this boards so, if topics like this were brought up I'm sorry and be glad, if someone can redirect me to it.
I've also searched for solution throu google and did not find anything that would fix this so I came here as my last option
I have recived a PDF document from a company about pad printing. I'd like to copy some text from this PDF to Illustrator/Word so I could edit some things. I could retype all but document has over 55 pages and I'm leaning thowards easyer solutions than retyping everything.
The issue I have is when I try to copy text from this document: http://rapidshare.com/files/384536794/one_page.pdf.html
all I get is some encrypted symbols...
If any1 could direct me to some guide or post solution how I could get text from this document to AI/MS Word I'd appreachiate it.
TY in Advance.
Stefan
Sorry for my bad english.

I don't know why you wanna use rapidshare for reference, would you know there were many problem about them? Actually I hate rapidshare.
You can use Acobat to your work easily, as this way has been suggested, I would introduce you another free approach.
1. Download AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter, which is a totally free desktop applicaiton.
2. Install and launch the app.
3. Import PDF files. You can add many files at a time as well as choose the certain page of a file.
4.Set output folder and click Convert
Word done and hope that I provide some assistance.

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Sebastian

I have this exact same problem. It is very frustrating. How is it not possible to "grab" onto the text in the pdf ??!!
I am looking at it. I can see it. I can read it.
I can highlight the individual letters and words with the mouse pointer. (So it's not just a "picture")
With a pdf editor, I can even make the text bold, italic, or increase the font size.
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No, the file is not protected.
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