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marya6431116
marya6431116
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February 10, 2025
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Edit text (cut and paste) - NOT WORKING as it used to....

  • February 10, 2025
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Hi, not sure if anyone else has noticed this... could do with a hand if anyone has any ideas...

 

I have been cutting and pasting text from a PDF for an age with absolutely no problems... now it has become so bad, it is sometimes quicker to re-write.

I've attached an image to show what I get - turns it to a yukky format, and can not recognice vast areas of text.

 

This file has no security features.

 

First image, this is when I edit text - looks lovely and crisp....

 

As soon as i try to copy, I get this....

 

 

 

Help much appreciated. 

Correct answer Subrato Namata

Thanks for sharing the issue. Looks like the document is scanned PDF. an Instead of Edit, can you please try running, Scan & OCR > Enhanced scanned file>Click on Recognize text and then Click on "Enhance" button. With Edit, the fonts are getting substituted with synthesized fonts (i.e. custom fonts that gets created basis similar looking fonts/glyphs). Hence, you may be observing the non-readable texts. Generation of fonts also depends on Resolution(100 DPI or, 300 DPI) of scanned pdf.

P.S. Somehow the link to dropbox is broken.

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Subrato NamataCorrect answer
Adobe Employee
February 12, 2025

Thanks for sharing the issue. Looks like the document is scanned PDF. an Instead of Edit, can you please try running, Scan & OCR > Enhanced scanned file>Click on Recognize text and then Click on "Enhance" button. With Edit, the fonts are getting substituted with synthesized fonts (i.e. custom fonts that gets created basis similar looking fonts/glyphs). Hence, you may be observing the non-readable texts. Generation of fonts also depends on Resolution(100 DPI or, 300 DPI) of scanned pdf.

P.S. Somehow the link to dropbox is broken.

marya6431116
marya6431116Author
Known Participant
February 12, 2025

Thanks @Subrato Namata 

I have just tried that and it is 10 times better, thanks...

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yl02i0pwlcva8x0bp6ozm/Walk-17-Ebbesbourne-Wake-and-Bowerchalke-final.pdf?rlkey=uxnghl3lr29tzxgk4l8giihts&dl=0

It is definatley not a scanned PDF, so there has definately been some changes to something along the 'updates' trail.

gary_sc
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gary_scCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 10, 2025

Hi, @marya6431116, is there any chance you can upload the original PDF? Your screenshots are great, but unfortunately, they only lead to possible issues. With the original, we can take better aim. Thank you

marya6431116
marya6431116Author
Known Participant
February 11, 2025

Cheers @gary_sc ...

I am not able to attach the PDF (not supported file!!), but if you have time, please download from here...
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qbnv0aad6x118fz3p7j22/Walk-17-Ebbesbourne-Wake-and-Bowerchalke-final.pdf?rlkey=uxnghl3lr29tzxgk4l8giihts&dl=0 

Would be really interested to see what you think... like I said, I have been easily just selecting text and pasting into a working document for yonks, and I think it must be since an update that it has become difficult... 
Thank you

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