How do I copy and paste text in a PDF?

I'm new to this Adobe Acrobat stuff, and I'm wondering what I have to do, to able to just copy and paste from a PDF to any old regular document.

Hi gst don,
Provided that the PDF isn't secured, or protected, you can simply drag your cursor over the text that you want to copy and choose Edit > Copy to copy the text to the clipboard. Then, you can switch to whatever application you want to paste into and choose Edit > Paste.
You may not be able to select the text if the document has been secured by its creator. You can tell by looking for "Secured" in the title bar of the PDF.
Let us know how it goes.
Best,
Sara

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