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Copying all the text in a PDF file
With Acrobat 5.0 you have an easy way to copy all the text in a PDF file.
To copy all text in a PDF file using the Save As command:
1
With the PDF file open, choose File > Save As.
2
In the Save As dialog box, select the location in which to save the file, choose Rich Text
Format from the Save as Type (Windows) or Show (Mac OS) menu, and enter a name for
the file in the filename text box.
3
Click Save.
4
Open the RTF file in your target application.
Note:
Any images in the file are discarded.
Copying images from a PDF file
You can save every page in a PDF file to an image format, or you can extract all the images
in a PDF file to an image format.
To create an image file for each page in a PDF file:
1
With the PDF file open, choose File >Save As.
2
In the Save As dialog box, select the location in which to save the file, choose the image
type from the Save as Type (Windows) or Show (Mac OS) menu, and enter a name for the
file in the filename text box. You can save your files as Encapsulated PostScript, JPEG, PNG,
or TIFF.
3
If necessary, click Settings, and set the required options as described for extracting
images using the Export command.
Note:
In most cases, the default settings are recommended.
4
Click Save.
Note:
Each page in the PDF file is saved as a separate image file.
To extract graphics from a PDF file using the Export command:
1
Choose File > Export > Extract Image As.
2
Choose the image type: JPEG, PNG, or TIFF.
3
In the Extract Image and Save As dialog box, enter a name for the file and browse to
select a location in which to save the file. By default, the source filename is used with the
image file type appended (.jpg, .png, .tif ) and the file is saved in the My Documents folder
(Windows). In Mac OS, the file is saved on the desktop.
4
Click Settings.
5
In the Options dialog box, select the required compression, format, interlace, filter, color
space, and resolution options as described in the following procedures.
Note:
In most cases, the default settings are recommended.
6
Click OK.
7
In the Extract Images and Save As dialog box, click Save.
Note:
You can set the minimum size of images to be extracted in the Extract Image prefer-
ences. (Edit > Preferences > General > Extract Images.)