Why can't I highlight text in Preview?

In Preview v.7.0 (826.4), I highlighted text and saved the file but at a later date I could not highlight different text? Why would that be? Thank you.

Ok...I think I've figured it out. I have my trackpad set to tap for everything but it seems that to highlight next you now have to actually click the trackpad. I hope this rather obvious solution helps others...or at the very least provides some amusement
Am I going nuts? This was not a feature in previous OS X, right?

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