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title: "How do I enable disabled copy-paste in certain PDF documents?"  
description: "How do I enable disabled copy-paste in certain PDF documents?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-01-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95122/how-do-i-enable-disabled-copy-paste-in-certain-pdf-documents  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["pdf file", "troubleshooting", "disabled"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do I enable disabled copy-paste in certain PDF documents?

How do I [enable disabled](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/12721/enable-disabled-radiobuttonlist-with-jquery) [copy](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158787/what-are-rust-s-copy-and-clone-traits-and-when-are-they-used)-paste in certain PDF [documents](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/156931/the-main-types-of-business-documents)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**Option 1:** Remove restrictions with A-PDF Restrictions RemoverA-PDF Password Security in a single step: In Explorer, right-click the PDF file and choose 'Remove Restrictions' or 'Remove Restrictions and Save as' from the menu that appears. \
**Option 2:** A-PDF Password Security can be used. \

1. **To enable copy/paste on a [PDF](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95142/how-does-a-pdf-file-work) file in simply three steps,** use A-PDF Password Security:
2. Select '**Single PDF Document Security'** from the drop-down menu and click 'Next >.'
3. Copy/paste will be enabled when you click the 'Browse...' button to open a PDF file.
4. To allow copying permission in the PDF file, **check 'Enable Copying of Content**' and then click '**Save' or 'Save as...'**

## [Read more](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95120/where-are-my-pdf-files-in-windows-10)


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