Can't select block of text

it's not working to me. I followed your steps but still can't select text. when I drag it and copy then paste it becomes image. Please help

Tried all of the suggestions in this thread.

Weiord thing is, I can copy and paste from the Table of Contents, but after that, get the blue cpature block.
Also, I can't search for key words in teh document beyond the Table of Contents.
Feel like giving up on gthis, but i can't, because I ahve to send the doc to customers

@jonk29052914 JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA that fixed my issue, been frustrated with it for months !

Hahahaha, thanks !

Hi

I know this a late post but today I got the solution. If we apply through the edistrictit website report received in .do format. do

1     download the file

2     open it in adob reader

then you can select it

Hi All

I had exactly the same problem but I believe I found a solution!

Windows 10 64-bit,  Adobe Reader DC

Problem: I suddenly discovered that could not use the cursor to drag cursor over text within a PDF either. This prevented me from, e.g., highlighting, selecting and inserting a digital signature (which is executed by drag command).

And yes:   Select tool ACTIVATED.  Copy text ALLOWED in document security settings.

For weeks I tried all kinds of things - reinstalling, repairing. What bugged me is that it DID work correctly at first on a brand new Windows 10 laptop. My other Windows 7 laptop was unaffected. I had to move to the other laptop to be able to perform the functions. Frustrating.

Today, however, I found an option here:

Edit > Preferences > Security (Enhanced) > Sandbox protections

Enable Protected Mode at startup

UNCHECK this box, close Reader DC and reopen. Voila, drag function (and all its dependent commands) restored.

I hope it works for you, and that it works for all other users who have asked  a similar question on this forum, e.g. cannot select, cannot highlight, cannot copy text, cannot drag cursor, cannot insert digital signature, unable to digitally sign PDF

Good luck

I also can't select blocks of text using the select tool in Reader. This is a new problem. The PDF was created from a Word document, so it wasn't scanned. What to do?

I believe it's the security settings of the document.  I can select text on many but others like Google I can't select any.  You will have to check the properties of the document

I too have had to give up on Adobe Acrobat DC after a frustrating session trying to select a block of text. I've switched to foxit.

The weird thing is that sometimes I can select blocks of text, but most times I can't. For example, I opened a pdf just now and was able to select a block of text with my mouse over 2-3 lines no problem after the pdf had been opened 10 minutes.. But I tried again a couple seconds later and suddenly it's gone back to being unable to select any text (by clicking and dragging the mouse cursor). No changes were made to any settings or options. No toobar icons were clicked. It just suddenly stopped working. I can select a word or a whole line by double-clicking, but that's no good for my needs.

I'm using a WIndows 10 PC. Never had this problem on WIndows 8 with earlier versions of Acrobat.

It's stopped again. Maybe it's something wrong with my hardware?

Note for old players!  Found out today that the insert key on my laptop had been deselected, selected it and problem solved. (Computers no longer have any indicators that insert is on or off).

Do I feel silly? A small amount.

Thank you to all who tried to solve my problem, much appreciated.

It was this simplest of solutions. Occam's Razor comes to mind.

Linda