What to Do When Text in a PDF Cannot Be Copied
Key points
- Choose the PDF
- Remove the restriction
- Copy the text
Steps
- Choose the PDF in Remove a Password from a PDF.
- Remove the restriction and save.
- Copy the text from the saved PDF.
A PDF made of images is a picture, not text, so it cannot be copied.
Use "Remove a Password from a PDF" (free)
Tools that go well with this
- Add a Password to a PDF: Add a password needed to open a PDF.
- Merge PDFs: Combine several PDF files into one, in the order you choose.
- Compress PDF: Shrink a PDF to fit under a size you choose, for upload limits.