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February 5, 2021
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Selector tool as crosshairs

  • February 5, 2021
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The selector tool on my version of Acrobat is presenting as the crosshairs every time I hit "selector" tool. (I'd like to copy or highlight text in my pdfs, and this currently isn't allowing that action.) How do I change it back to the pointer? I've tried several of the other solutions on this site, but none of them have brought my pointer tool. 

 

Many thanks!

 

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Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 5, 2021

You will get the crosshair cursor on images.

Participant
February 5, 2021

Even when I'm on a pdf where I have recognized the text, the crosshair cursor appears. I cannot highlight or select the text the way I usually do. 

Dave__M
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 5, 2021

Might there be a layer or something above the text keeping the cursor from thinking it's over text?  It should swap between text and object functionality / look automatically.  Is it only on a specific PDF, or all PDFs?

My best,

Dave