Cannot Copy A Basic Line from One New PDF to Another

[JDa419]

I am on a machine with Windows 11, using Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) v24.003.20180.  If I create a fresh, new, blank PDF, use the drawing tool to draw a line and/or a rectangle, then try to copy the line and/or rectangle and paste into another fresh, new, blank PDF, it does not work.  I can copy/paste text boxes from one document to the other, but it won't pick up the lines.  I have tried several different ways, including pasting as an image and using the OCR Recognizer tool, doing a CTRL+A, using the Select tool, changed preferences to not launch Adobe Acrobat in protected mode, etc. but nothing works.  I have a very basic header that contains four text boxes, one rectangle, and one line that I have to add to 300+ documents that are in PDF format.  Having to draw the line and rectangle and format them manually on each document will add a significant amount of time and labor to this effort.  It seems like this should be a VERY basic function for such a "robust" tool.  So I can use Adobe Acrobat to draw a line and create text boxes and I can copy and paste the text boxes, but not one basic line (while not even going across apps or using old documents that have been modified dozens of times).  Why?  This can't be by design.

[S. S]

Hi @JDa419,

Hope you are doing well. Thanks for writing in!

Are you referring to copying the annotations from one PDF to another? Have you tried copying them from the comments panel?

If that does not work, please share a screen recording of the entire workflow you are following for a better understanding and assistance.

Also, ensure that you are on the latest version of the application for the best experience.

-Souvik