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40208	2002-03-23 09:10:00	Saturday 23 Mar 2002 08:10:32 For Windows 98 SE computer. Can someone help. I have a PDF file that I want to copy some text and a picture from but only have Adobe Acrobat Reader. Althrough a friend I have access to Adobe Pagemaker 6.5. Can anyone point me in the direction of a freeware file (and URL) that will allow me to copy from a PDF file to another application eg Microsoft Word. I only want to go one way, I do not want to 'edit' the original. Thanks.	Guest (0)
40209	2002-03-23 10:04:00	A bit long winded, but if you install Ghostscript and Ghostview (free downloads - search Google for 'Ghostscript'), you can open a .pdf and extract the text.	Guest (0)
40210	2002-03-23 10:06:00	It sort of depends on the content of the PDF. For the text, try: 1. Ctrl+A in the PDF to select all, then copy and paste to Word. 2. Change the cursor to the 'text selection tool' (button with a capital T and a dotted square) and drag across the text you want, then cut and paste to Word. For a picture, use the 'graphics select' tool and drag a square that encloses the object, then cut and paste. However, if you want to copy then edit text inside a table or something, I think you will be out of luck. Even if you had the full Acrobat product, the document would probably be protected from editing, for obvious reasons. Cheers John	Guest (0)
40211	2002-03-23 22:14:00	Hi Peter Something else to work with Ghostscript: over.to	Guest (0)
40212	2002-03-25 08:38:00	Hi Peter, Just a hint ~ make sure the PDF reader file is set at continuous view not page view before copying and pasting into word. I do it all the time for plane tickets sent via e mail in PDF format. Once it is into word you can do what you like with it. Sue.	Guest (0)
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