Copying text from Acrobat?

[ryudo]

I'm using Acrobat 6.0 Professional with Windows XP. I am trying to copy text from it to a word document (or even wordpad). I can select text with the select tool. But there is no option to "copy" under the "edit" menu, or under right-click, or ctrl-c.

I think the file is somehow preventing me from copying.

I also could not "save as" a .txt file, getting the error message "Insufficient permission for this operation".

Any thoughts?

 

[bovinda]

That's strange. I usually hit control + c and then I can paste it into a word doc after that. If it's saying that, maybe it is blocked somehow, though I didn't know you could do that with pdf files. Anyone know better?

 

[montag451]

acrobat offers the author several security features.

like not allow text/pics etc to be copied/edited.

there are freeware progs to convert pdf to doc, or to take security off these files

 

[jackschmittusa]

Agree with montag451 that the author does not want you to copy text from the doc. Go to "file", "document properties", "summary", and see what the security settings are.

 

[madthumbs]

Seems like you could do a work around with print screen and some OCR software for scanners.

 

[jackschmittusa]

You could always do it the right way and contact the author and ask permission to use parts of his work.