Why can I not highligt text? (text is a scan from a book) I use: PC, Win 8, Reader XI

Hi there :-)
I read a lot of scanned text from my teacher as a part of my study. According to manuals, I should be able to highlight text - but It's not working.
Is it because the text is a scan? does it only work with text document files that are converted to pdf's?
Other people in my class experience the same problem. The twist is: it does work my co-student's Mac. (same shared file, file origin)
I use Win 8, Reader XI
Please advise :-)

Is it because the text is a scan?
Yes. To highlight text it must be "real" text, ie text that can be selected, not just an image.
To convert an image to real text you need Acrobat, or a subscription to PDF Pack.
You can use the Square tool, or other drawing markup tools, to create a kind of highlight over the desired text, though.

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