Bill wrote: > >But you can still "copy and paste" text from a PDF file by using the >"abc" button in Acrobat Reader to activate the "text selection" curser. >Or did you mean that it is impractical to use some kind of conversion >program to convert (all the text) from PDF to TXT? > Our company uses PDF for manuals with protection ON so that you cannot copy or even print to file to get the text into a word processor. The only way we have found around this is to 1) capture screen, 2) save as file 3) use OCR software. Doug Simmons WWW Pager: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/2402199 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Saying it with flowers doesn't mean throwing bouquets at yourself. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++