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title: "How do I copy text from a scanned PDF?"  
description: "How do I copy text from a scanned PDF?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-01-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95123/how-do-i-copy-text-from-a-scanned-pdf  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["pdf file", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do I copy text from a scanned PDF?

How do 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 a scanned PDF?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**Take specified content from a PDF and paste it into a Word document.** \

1. In Adobe Reader, **open the [PDF](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95157/how-do-i-combine-multiple-file-types-into-a-single-pdf) file.** Select Tool from the pop-up menu by right-clicking the document.
2. To choose text, drag the cursor over it, or click on an image to pick it. Copy the selected object by right-clicking it.
3. The clipboard is copied with the content. **To paste the copied material into another application, go to Edit > Paste.**

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**Copy a PDF in its entirety** \

1. In Adobe Reader, **open the PDF file. Select Edit > Copy File to Clipboard** from the menu bar.
2. The clipboard is copied with the content. **To paste the copied material into another application, go to Edit > Paste.**
3. I hope this answer will help to solve your query

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