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November 29, 2019
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highlighting text using the I-beam pointer

  • November 29, 2019
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Is there any way to highlight text using the I-beam pointer in Acrobat Reader DC so that you can copy texts (Control C) insert copied texts etc (control V) to use for search terms, websites/blogs, Youtube videos/video descriptions etc?

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try67
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Community Expert
November 29, 2019

This should be possible with that tool, provided there's actual text in the file and not just an image.

If you can't select the text, it's because it's not real text.

Anna36Author
Participant
November 29, 2019

Is there any way to tell the difference between actual text and text that's not real?

try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 29, 2019

Yes. If you can't select it using the I-beam tool, it's not real text.

 

(There are other, more technical, ways, of course. If you share the file with us we could let you know for sure)