Reusing PDF content

Capture a screenshot of a page

Using the Screenshot tool, you can copy a part of content to the clipboard or to other applications. You can also create a PDF file using the selected content from the clipboard. Both text and images are copied as images.

To take a snapshot of a page

1. Open a PDF file and choose Advanced > Screenshot > Screenshot (Review mode). Insert > Illustrations > Screenshot  (Write mode). Decide whether to hide the current Right PDF Editor window before capturing a screen.

2. Click-drag the cross-hair pointer  to form an area and then release the mouse.

3. The screenshot toolbar beneath the selection area offers you the following functions:

• • Copy. It copies the selection to the clipboard. Then you can open the file (e.g. Word) you want to paste the content to, right-click where you want the content to appear, and select Paste. Alternatively, click on the place you want the content to appear and press Ctrl+ V on your keyboard.

  • Save as…. Save the selected content to a specified location. Click Save.

  • Select the entire screen. It captures the entire screen and automatically pastes it to the current PDF page.

  • Done. Paste the selected area to the current PDF page.

The screenshot toolbar: A. Draw tools B. (from left to right) Text; Save setting; Undo: Copy; Save as…; Select the entire screen; Done; Cancel

To create a PDF file using the selected area from Clipboard

1. Open a PDF file and choose Advanced > Screenshot > Screenshot .

2. Click-drag the cross-hair pointer  to form an area and then release the mouse.

3. On the Screenshot toolbar, select Copy .

4. Choose File > New > From Clipboard and then a new PDF file is opened within the Right PDF Editor displaying the selected area.

Extract images from a PDF

You can save each image within PDF to a separate image file.

1. Open a PDF file and do one of the following:

• • To export all images, choose Advanced > Export > Export All Images . Or, using the Select tool, right-click anywhere in document pane and select Save All Image As….

  • To export an entire image, using the Select tool, click to highlight the image. On the toolbar, click the down arrow and select Save Image As… from the menu.

  • To export a part of an image, using the Select tool, drag an area over the image. On the toolbar, click the arrow and select Save Image As… from the menu.

2. In the Save As dialog, specify the file name and where you want to save the file and click Save.

Select and copy text and images

Using the Select tool, you can select and copy the selected items, such as text, images, and tables from a PDF into another application. However, if you find the text cannot be selected, the text may possibly be a part of an image. If the text cannot be cut, copied or pasted, please check if the author of the file has set permissions to copying file content.

To select and copy text

1. Open a PDF file that contains the content you want to copy and do either of the following to select text:

To select a part of the page (text only)

• • In Review mode, using the Select tool, drag your cursor and draw a rectangle to select a part of the page. Alternatively, click-drag from an insertion point to an end point or drag diagonally over the text.

  • In Write mode, click-drag from an insertion point to an end point or drag diagonally over the text.

To select all text of the current page

• • In Review mode, first select Single Page from the Page Layout options on the Page Viewing controls bar. Then right-click on the page and select Select All from the menu, or press Ctrl + A on your keyboard to select all text of the current page.

To select all text of a file

• • In Review mode, first select any page layout option except Single Page from the Page Layout options on the Page Viewing controls bar. Then right-click on the page and select Select All from the menu. Or, you can press Ctrl + A on your keyboard to select all text.

2. Do one of the following to copy the selected part of the text:

• • Right-click on the selected text and select Copy from the menu.

  • Press Ctrl+C on your keyboard.

  • Choose Basic > Clipboard > Copy .

To paste copied text

You can paste copied text into bookmarks, comments or documents in other applications, such as Word or Excel. To paste copied text into a PDF document, use Edit or convert the document into a writable PDF using the Convert to Writable feature.

• Paste to files created in other applications

  1. Open the program (e.g. Word) that creates the file you want to paste the copied text to.

  2. Right-click wherever you want the content to appear and select Paste. Alternatively, click on the place you want the content to appear and press Ctrl+ V on your keyboard.

• Paste to a PDF document

  1. Do one of the following to edit a PDF file:

     • Choose Home > Content Editing > Edit .

     • Choose Home > Content Editing > Convert to Writable .

  2. Specify where you want to place the copied text and do either of the following to paste the text:

     • Right-click wherever you want the content to appear, and select Paste.

     • Click on the place you want the content to appear and press Ctrl+ V on your keyboard.

To select and copy images

1. Open a PDF file that contains images and do either of the following to select the Select tool:

• • Click Select tool on the Sidebar Navigation pane.

  • Choose Basic > Basic Tools > Select.

2. Using the Select tool, select an entire image or just a part of an image by doing the following:

• • To select an entire image, hover the cursor over the image and then click on it while the cross-hair pointer  The entire image is highlighted.

  • To select a part of an image, hover the cursor over the image and the cross-hair pointer appears. Click-drag to specify an area to be copied.

3. Do the following to copy the selected part of the image:

• • Press Ctrl+C on your keyboard.

  • Right-click on the selected part of the image and select Copy Image from the options menu.

  • Choose Basic > Clipboard > Copy.

To paste the selected image

You can directly paste the copied part of an image into a PDF document or documents in other applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

1. Open the program you want to paste the copied image to.

2. Click on the place where you want the image to appear and press Ctrl+ V on your keyboard.

Select an image (Left) Select a part of an image (Mid) Select text by dragging from an insertion point to an end point or by dragging diagonally over text(Right).

Select Area

You can select an area on the page and copy, export or print the content.

1. Open a PDF file and choose Basic > Basic Tools > Select Area.

2. Click-drag a rectangle on the page. A menu appears when you finish dragging, and you can do the following:

• • Copy. Copy the selected area to the clipboard or to other applications.

  • Export Selection As. Export the selected area to a file format of your choice, such as PDF, image, text.

  • Print Selection. Print the selected area.

  • Select the whole page. Replace the current selection with the whole page.

  • Deselect all. Deselect the area.

  • Create Stamp Model. Use the selected area to create a stamp.

  • Create Link. Use the selected area to create a link.