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teddyw86604714
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August 19, 2017
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Print to PDF losing Highlighter Function

  • August 19, 2017
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I am using adobe reader dc, the free version. I am on a Windows 8 operating system.

When I print some things to PDF using the "print to pdf" option, I lose the ability to highlight. I also lose the ability to select text at all, but that isn't a big problem for the work I am trying to complete. I just need to be able to highlight some portions and save the highlighted pdf.

I think, I do not know, that the problem is because when I print the document is acting as if it is a scanned image instead of a pdf. When I download PDFs from the internet I am able to highlight, but if from that document I print to pdf selected pages, I then cannot highlight on that new document. When I print to pdf a webpage I cannot use the highlight tool.

PLEASE HELP this problem is slowing me down considerably.

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naqushab
naqushab
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August 23, 2017

Hi teddyw86604714

If you are converting the Web pages using Adobe Acrobat into PDFs, you can also use our Google Chrome Extension (Link : https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adobe-acrobat/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj?hl=en )

Here are the steps to install and enable the Acrobat Chrome Extension: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/enable-createpdf-extension-chrome.html

Thanks.

Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 20, 2017

Acrobat Reader can't create PDF files. What software do you use for "print to pdf" ?

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