[ubuntu-za] How to copy text from PDF file (URGENT)

[Andre Hugo]

Open the pdf in Document Viewer 2.32.0 (installed by default) it OCR the pdf
automatically and the highlight text, copy and paste.

Worked for me in the past.

Cheers
Andre


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> From: ubuntu-za-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [
> ubuntu-za-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Ian Whitfield [
> whitfield at federalsaints.net]
> Sent: 11 May 2011 20:43
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> Subject: [ubuntu-za] How to copy text from PDF file (URGENT)
>
> Hi all
>
> I'm running Kubuntu 10.04 and have to copy text from PDF files.
>
> Some work, others don't so they must have copy protection set. I Googled
> for ideas and have tried different Readers, PDF2PS and then PS2PDF, Open
> in Gimp and save as JPG and then open in OO and convert to PDF again.
> Nothing works for me!!
>
> Has anyone got a foolproof way of doing this as it is rather urgent as I
> have to finish a project.
>
> Thanks a lot
>
> Ian Whitfield.
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