Highlighting PDF documents

Is it possible that Apple can copy, define & search on words within PDF documents, but they can figure out how to highlight words and sections as they do with books? This is a fundamental feature missing for a long time.

Thanks for the hint. I think I've just discovered why I cannot do it. The pdf document I'm trying to highlight is the result of the output from a scanner. Hence it is effectively a "picture" - not text. The only thing that I have been able to do is to choose Annotate and then choose "Add Oval" or whatever and select its size and colour and then position this over the text I wish to highlight.
Because it is effectively a picture you cannot select text. I tried it on another pdf document that IS text and your solution works a treat.
Thanks again
Malcolm

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