Choose the option that works best for you.
Use Adobe Acrobat Professional.
For text, just highlight the portion of text in the PDF and pressCtrl+Cto copy it.
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Then open a word processing program, such asMicrosoft Word, and pressCtrl+Vto paste the text.
Open a PDF file in a graphics program.
Use third-party PDF extraction software tools.
These are primarily commercial and shareware Windows-based utilities.
Use online PDF extraction tools.
With online extraction tools, you don’t have to download or roll out the software.
How much each one can extract varies.
On a PC, pick the title bar of the PDF window and pressAlt+PrtScn.
