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stanleydenman
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May 17, 2019
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Export Bookmark text

  • May 17, 2019
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I am trying to make it easy to create a Word Document with data from my pdf files. My pdf doc was created in itext by another source with bookmarks that refer to the Exhibit number and a page number within the given exhibit. I would like to be able to copy/export a selected text string on a pdf document page and export it to my Word document as the following string:

"Selected Text" (Exhibit 3F, Page 3; Page 709 of PDF.

Where the focus is page 3 pf Exhibit 3f, and the page selector window at the bottom of the page says "709/x"

Ideally I would like to be able to right click on highlighted text which would give me a a copy option described as "Copy to Word Doc with Footnote" and take it to the Word doc.

Thank you for your help.

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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May 18, 2019

You would need to develop a specialized plugin for this purpose, which is not a simple task. Plus, if you want it to work in Reader you will need to get a special license from Adobe to do so.

Another option is to use a script, which doesn't require such a license, but is much more limited, and not less complicated to develop. You would be able to run it from a menu item, for example, but it can't know which text you've selected (unless you actually highlight it), nor can it add items to the right-click menu.

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stanleydenmanAuthor
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May 18, 2019

Thanks for your response.  I will indeed be a rough row to how with Adobe DC.  I tried to work with a couple of javascripts for adobe that I found on line.  Every once results with a frozen program.  Adobe support told me "we don't support javascript".   So done with Adobe - back to FoxIt or another pdf editing software that might actually give a rip about their customers!

try67
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try67Community Expert
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May 18, 2019

As mentioned, this is a very complex task, and no, Adobe doesn't provide support for scripting.

If you're interested in hiring someone to do it for you feel free to contact me privately (try6767 at gmail.com) to discuss it further.

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