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Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

Using Copy and Paste in PDF Files

You may want to copy and paste text or images in a PDF file. With Adobe Acrobat 8, this task is simple. This document takes you through the steps to copy and paste text, tables, or images from one document to another or within the same document.

WARNING: Some PDF files are created with security features that prevent others from copying. Before copying and using material, you should make sure it is not copyrighted.

  1. From the Select & Zoom toolbar, select the Select toolSelect tool button

  2. Select the desired text, table, or image

  3. From the Edit menu, select Copy Copy selection
    OR
    Press [Ctrl] + [C]

  4. If you are pasting the selection into another document, open the document you want to paste the text, table, or image into
    If you are pasting the selection in the same document, from the Select & Zoom toolbar, select the Hand toolHand tool button

  5. Select the desired location for the selection
    NOTE: If you copy and paste within the same PDF file, the pasted content will be pasted as a text field.

  6. From the Edit menu, select Paste
    OR
    Press [Ctrl] + [V]
    The selected text is pasted in the desired location.

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