How do I copy and paste in a PDF?

Question

I'm working with some documents and I need to copy and paste within a PDF file. I can't seem to use Photoshop because when I save it as a .pdf from Photoshop it looks grainy. Thanks!

Answer 1

Try this open source pdf editor:

PDFCreator
http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator

Answer 2

Depending on what you're working with, if it's only a few things, then you'd need Adobe Acrobat Pro to do it properly, especially images. If it's only text, and multiple lines, best to use MS Word then save back into PDF format. It's funky how it works, but that's what you'd need.

And TheHumbleOne, you can edit PDF if you have the right software and know how to do it right. I've personally done it (I have Acrobat Pro). Although conversion is the best way, that is true.

Answer 3

Can't. PDF is not editable unless you have a converter. You need to convert it with a PDF Converter or scan it with the OCR option (optical character recognition). It will display in a Word document when finished.

You can download a trial version at www.docsmartz.com.

Answer 4

You need Adobe Acrobat, or other PDF-writing program. Copy and paste to Photoshop is a graphic, not text.