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How do I move objects between pages?

New Here ,
Apr 29, 2022 Apr 29, 2022

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I want to drag a text box from on page to another. But when i try, the object hits an invisible wall and wont let me move it to the next page. How do I drag a text box/object from one page to another?

 

I am using PC. Acrobat 2022. 

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Community Expert , Dec 09, 2022 Dec 09, 2022

 

  Any solution?


By @Seth26643713gr7x

 

Right-click on the image using the Edit tool : Edit using : Photoshop/Paint/Etc.

Then you can save the image and import it in another page.

 

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Advisor ,
Apr 29, 2022 Apr 29, 2022

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Hello @jaspert47233501,

 

you can not drag a text box from one page to another... you'll have to copy it from page then you can paste it to another one.

 

Regards,

Mike

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May 03, 2022 May 03, 2022

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Impossible.

You must cut and paste.

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New Here ,
Oct 17, 2022 Oct 17, 2022

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The problem with cut / paste (if your moving an object that's in image format) is that when you copy Acrobat reduces the resolution by a substantial amount so that the object is blurry when pasting into the next page.  Note that I cannot simply newly import the image onto a different page if I only have the image in the PDF to begin with.  Any solution?

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New Here ,
Dec 08, 2022 Dec 08, 2022

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I'm in the same boat. This is so annoying. Why not just be able to drag???

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Dec 09, 2022 Dec 09, 2022

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Because PDF pages are completely separate objects from one another. Therefore, editing the PDF is done at the page level. In order for an object to be moved from one page to another it's not just a question of changing some small parameter in it, both pages have to be re-written to accomplish it.

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Dec 09, 2022 Dec 09, 2022

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  Any solution?


By @Seth26643713gr7x

 

Right-click on the image using the Edit tool : Edit using : Photoshop/Paint/Etc.

Then you can save the image and import it in another page.

 

Capture_2212091514.png

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New Here ,
Dec 09, 2022 Dec 09, 2022

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Perfect, works like a charm! Thank you for this super helpful work-around. 🙂

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Guest
Mar 24, 2023 Mar 24, 2023

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The 'correct answer' to this question is not correct.  The question asks about moving a text box, not an image.  The question as it reads has not been answered.

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Community Expert ,
Mar 24, 2023 Mar 24, 2023

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The correct answer is it's impossible to drag any objects from one page to another. You have to cut and paste them.

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Mar 27, 2023 Mar 27, 2023

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It's the same, they are "graphic objects", there is no difference.

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Explorer ,
Sep 14, 2024 Sep 14, 2024

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Who would've thought that a program that's designed to manage text and images is so darn bad at allowing you to manage text and images. Here's another one: want to change the color of some text? Have to open the Font Color window and select a color. Want to see what it looks like, or do anything else at all with the program? Have to click the tiny red button to close the Font Color window. Want a different color? Have to do it all over again. Clunky beyond belief. Here's another one: delete a text box by mistake? Tough luck: Undo doesn't work on that... repeat your work. Acrobat gets a D- for user-friendliness.

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Sep 15, 2024 Sep 15, 2024

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Acrobat is not a software designed to manage text and images.

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Explorer ,
Sep 16, 2024 Sep 16, 2024

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From my user's perspective PDFs are composed of text and images... so in using Acrobat to create or edit a PDF, I'm managing (inserting / altering / rearranging) text and images. Are you referring to a technical distinction between "graphic objects" vs text? However inserted objects are classified, Acrobat offers the capability to insert, alter, rearrange text in ways that mimic functionality in word processors and other Adobe apps like Illustrator - but in my experience, that capability in Acrobat is very clunky to interact with.

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