Copying region from a pdf document

In previous versions of Acrobat Professional (v.6 and before) it was possible to copy a region from a document either as an image or as a text (if avilable) depending on the choice of the tool. I didn't find this possibility in Acrobat 8 Standard, is it still available in any of the current Pro versions?

Many thanks, Lori!
It works and this feature is available in Acrobat 8 Standard. Great help to me and my collegues. Apparently v.8 has some OCR features built-in and can recognise text area using object tool. Hovewer it makes a mess with images and the snapshot tool really saves a day here.

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