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title: "How do you copy and paste the contents of a PDF?"  
description: "How do you copy and paste the contents of a PDF?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-01-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95127/how-do-you-copy-and-paste-the-contents-of-a-pdf  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["pdf file", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do you copy and paste the contents of a PDF?

How do you [copy](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1571/what-is-the-value-of-the-copy-local-property-when-you-add-an-assembly-in-the-gac) and paste the contents of a 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 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](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95154/how-can-i-open-a-damaged-pdf-file) in its entirety so follow these steps:** \

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.**

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