Topic: PDF to Text gives gibberish (Read 4475 times)

renluop · « **on:** August 05, 2011, 06:43:54 PM »

When I attempt to convert a pdf opened in Adobe Reader X to text by any variant of copy/ paste, the result is a gibberish of various signs, and not the expected text.

Can anyone advise solution, please?

roseway · « **Reply #1 on:** August 05, 2011, 06:55:55 PM »

This probably isn't helpful, but I just tried it on Adobe Reader 9 on Linux, and it worked fine. I just dragged the mouse over a section and hit Ctrl+C.

AdrianH · « **Reply #2 on:** August 06, 2011, 07:42:02 AM »

Unless you are forced to use Adobe I would dump it for something lighter and more friendly.

I use PDF Viewer http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer and find it very much better than the Adobe bloatware that so often carries major vulnerabilities.

scottiesmum · « **Reply #3 on:** August 06, 2011, 08:21:52 AM »

I use Foxit Reader ( version 5 now ) super little programme

http://cnet.co/pafcoR

tuftedduck · « **Reply #4 on:** August 06, 2011, 08:24:59 AM »

Some PDFs are subject to copyright and cannot be copied succesfully.

renluop · « **Reply #5 on:** August 06, 2011, 01:48:27 PM »

Thanks for replies

No copyright issues with the item in question.

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