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title: "How can I copy text from secured pdf?"  
description: "How can I copy text from secured pdf?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-01-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95121/how-can-i-copy-text-from-secured-pdf  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["pdf file", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How can I copy text from secured pdf?

How can I [copy](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1571/what-is-the-value-of-the-copy-local-property-when-you-add-an-assembly-in-the-gac) [text](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/301635/did-people-reinvent-texting-to-express-the-full-range-of-emotions) from secured pdf?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**follow these steps:** \

1. To begin, **open Adobe Reader** and open the secure file.
2. Then, in Adobe Reader 8 or 9, go to the Tools menu, or in Adobe Reader X, **go to the Edit menu.**
3. Then, in Adobe Reader 8 or 9, go to **Select & Zoom>>Snapshot Tool.** Alternatively, in Adobe Reader X, go to 'Take a Snapshot.'
4. Then, using your mouse, hover over the text to copy it from the encrypted PDF.
5. Then, selecting the text to be copied with the translucent '+' icon.
6. To choose a text area, drag the cursor over it.
7. To take **a screenshot of the content,** release the mouse button.
8. To copy text from a [**PDF**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95156/how-do-i-create-pdf-documents) file, open a Word document file.
9. **Finally, paste the material into the.doc file** using the **Ctrl+V keys.**
10. Repeat the process for the remaining content and **\**
11. I hope your query solves

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