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PDF selection mode for column | Try Preview + option key

Joakim Braun — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:20:00 +0000

Forum: Office applications
Topic: PDF selection mode for column
Poster: Joakim Braun
Post title: Try Preview + option key

Hold down option when selecting text in Preview. Then you can set your own text selection rect.

Might not give you properly column-broken pasteboard text, though.
(However, it does when I try it on a 3-column PDF exported from Indesign.)

Addendum: Acrobat also gives you a custom text selection rect when option-clicking.

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PDF selection mode for column | Another PDF editor?

Endre Both — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 07:42:00 +0000

Forum: Office applications
Topic: PDF selection mode for column
Poster: Endre Both
Post title: Another PDF editor?

I don't think there is anything you can do in Acrobat. My only idea would be to try a different editor; I believe sometimes they parse contents differently.

PDF selection mode for column

CafeTran Trainer — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 06:55:00 +0000

Forum: Office applications
Topic: PDF selection mode for column
Poster: CafeTran Trainer

I have this PDF that was created using InDesign. When I select the first line of the second column, the third column is also selected.

Is there a way to select just the first and second columns?