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Acrobat Reader Help / Copy content from PDFs

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Copy text and images from PDFs

Copy an area of a PDF (Reader DC application only, not browser)

Copy text and images from PDFs

You can easily copy content in Acrobat Reader DC, unless the PDF author has applied security settings that disallow

copying.

Confirm that content copying is allowed

1. Right-click the document, and choose Document Properties.

. Click the

Security tab, and review the Document Restrictions Summary.

Copy specific content from a PDF

1. Right-click the document, and choose Select Tool from the pop-up menu.

. Drag to select text, or click to select an image.

. Right-click the selected item, and choose Copy

Copy an entire PDF (Windows Reader DC application only, not browser)

Choose Edit > Copy File to Clipboard.

Copy an area of a PDF (Reader DC application only, not browser)

The

Snapshot tool copies an area as an image that you can paste into other applications.

. Choose Edit

> Take A Snapshot.

. Drag a rectangle around the area you want to copy, and then release the mouse button.

Press the Esc key to exit

Snapshot mode.

In another application, choose

Edit > Paste to paste the copied image.