Highlighting text
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Highlighting text
Why can you highlight some text on pdf documents but not on others? When you select highlight and hover over the text, sometimes you get a square, which you know will enable you to highlight. Other times on other documents, the square doesn't appear and highlighting doesn't work. Any ideas?
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Re: Highlighting text
Hi mkohut,
It all depends on how the PDF was created.
1) PDFs created using a PDF creation tool and textual content or a PDF conversion printer from an application like AutoCAD or MSWord, which actually includes text in the document, the highlighter will work on the text.
2) If it was created from an image file or scanner, the PDF files are really just an image on the page not actual text content that can be highlighted.
You can simulate the highlighting in case 2) by following the instructions in this knowledgebase article:
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/knowled ... nly-images
HTH
It all depends on how the PDF was created.
1) PDFs created using a PDF creation tool and textual content or a PDF conversion printer from an application like AutoCAD or MSWord, which actually includes text in the document, the highlighter will work on the text.
2) If it was created from an image file or scanner, the PDF files are really just an image on the page not actual text content that can be highlighted.
You can simulate the highlighting in case 2) by following the instructions in this knowledgebase article:
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/knowled ... nly-images
HTH
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Chris Attrell
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Chris Attrell
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Re: Highlighting text
Thanks HTH. I just realised myself also, that I was trying to highlight bits of a pdf that was an html, which is why it didn't work. Thanks for the other advice. I'll give it ago.
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Re: Highlighting text
Hi mkohut,
Glad to assist.
Best,
Chris
HTH = Hope that helps
Glad to assist.
Best,
Chris
HTH = Hope that helps
If posting files to this forum - you must archive the files to a ZIP, RAR or 7z file or they will not be uploaded - thank you.
Chris Attrell
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Chris Attrell
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Re: Highlighting text
Good knowledgebase article! Thanks.
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Re: Highlighting text
Excellent - thanks Thomas
If posting files to this forum - you must archive the files to a ZIP, RAR or 7z file or they will not be uploaded - thank you.
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