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    Default Cannot copy text from pdfs anymore?

    I notice from the other day that I can no longer copy text from pdfs. As when I select the text and right click there is no copy option in the drop down menu or the menu bar. It happens in chrome, Internet explorer and adobe reader. Is this something that Adobe has done or is it a setting or something? It is really holding me back on my job.

    Any help appreciated.

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    If the PDF is encoded text, you should be able to copy the text using any PDF reader installed on your system. If it is an encoded image or scan, then you will have to do optical character recognition. The latter is never 100% accurate, however.
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