When I try to select a passage from a PDF
document to copy, my cursor becomes a little
hand that opens and closes as I click the
left mouse button. I can print them but
how do I select and copy?
The Portable Document Format is a great
way to make sure that a page looks the same
way to the recipient as it did when created.
This is especially true for forms, newsletters,
and legal documents.
By default, the Adobe Acrobat Reader uses
a hand tool for the cursor that allows you
to "grab" the page and move it
up or down. This leads us to our question:
can one select text to copy from a PDF document?
Yes. You can change the cursor into a Select
Text tool. Look in the toolbar next to the
hand icon and you'll see a vertical line
with a "T" next to it and probably
the words "Select Text".
Click it and you are now
able to highlight text.
While we're there, you can also click the
arrow and choose "Select image"
if there is a picture you want to copy from
a document.
If your Acrobat Reader does not have this
feature, you should download the latest
version (it's free)...
