How to Copy PDF Text into Word or Notes
Key points
- Use "Copy" to paste the extracted text
- After pasting, tidy line breaks and paragraphs
- Compare with the PDF to check for errors
Steps
- In "Extract Text from PDF", choose the PDF and extract the text.
- Tap "Copy".
- Open Word or a notes app and paste.
What to tidy after pasting
- Line breaks may appear at every PDF line. Remove unneeded breaks mid-sentence.
- Delete page markers ("----- Page 2 -----") if you don't need them.
- Tables become plain text, so rebuild them.
Notes
- Compare with the original PDF to check numbers and proper nouns
- When using someone else's writing, mind copyright and citation rules
To keep it
Use "Save as text file (.txt)" to keep the text as a file.
Use "Extract Text from PDF" (free)Tools that go well with this
- PDF to Images: Save each page of a PDF as a JPEG or PNG image.
- Extract or Delete PDF Pages: Keep only the pages you need, or remove the pages you don't.
- Compress PDF: Shrink a PDF to fit under a size you choose, for upload limits.