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/t5/acrobat-discussions/copy-selection-from-one-pdf-to-another-pdf/td-p/2780421 Jul 08, 2010 Jul 08, 2010
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Who knows how I can copy a selection from one pdf (including pictures and text) into another pdf?
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The method I use is to open the document containing the pages I want to copy and extract the relevant pages to a new docuent. Save and close the new document.
Now open the document you want to copy the pages into and insert the pages in the position you want them placed.
Not as straight forward a simple copy and paste - but Adobe has failed to provide the simple system that works in vitually every other piece of software.
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/t5/acrobat-discussions/copy-selection-from-one-pdf-to-another-pdf/m-p/2780423#M5946 Jul 08, 2010 Jul 08, 2010
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You can also use the drag and drop from the pages display in Acrobat.
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Community Beginner ,/t5/acrobat-discussions/copy-selection-from-one-pdf-to-another-pdf/m-p/2780424#M5947 Jul 08, 2010 Jul 08, 2010
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Thanks but this is not exactly what I am looking for. What I'd like to do is select part of a page in pdf document A ( images and text) and copy that into pdf document B. So not copy the entire page, but only part of it, and the part becomes part of the page in document B. With the snapshot tool, this works when copying (CTRL-V) into other files, even into e-mail; but not when copying into a pdf file . which would seem to be a pretty basic step. Would you know how to do this?
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/t5/acrobat-discussions/copy-selection-from-one-pdf-to-another-pdf/m-p/2780425#M5948 Jul 08, 2010 Jul 08, 2010
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Then you need to use the object touchup tool (or the other object tool -- never remember which one). You should be aware that massive editing of a PDF such as implied by your post is very problematic. Acrobat is not really an editor, but with some effort you can usually get what you want -- maybe cussing the software a bit along the way, though it is not something that the software ever promised.
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Adobe Employee ,/t5/acrobat-discussions/copy-selection-from-one-pdf-to-another-pdf/m-p/2780426#M5949 Jul 09, 2010 Jul 09, 2010
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after copying part of a PDF using the snapshot tool from one PDF, it's still possible to paste this selection into a different pdf.
Just be aware that when you paste this selection it's pasted as a stamp.
So instead of Ctrl-v, do the following:
Go to: Comments:Comments and Markup tools>stamps>paste clipboard image as stamp
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Community Beginner ,/t5/acrobat-discussions/copy-selection-from-one-pdf-to-another-pdf/m-p/2780427#M5950 Jul 09, 2010 Jul 09, 2010
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Thanks. I tried this. Does not work. With 'paste clipboard image as stamp', the area copied with the snapshot tool is A) not copied entirely plus B) pasted in significantly reduced quality. The result is ridiculous.
I really don't understand why this totally basic copy-paste action is not possible with such an expensive package as Adobe Professional 9. Adobe is losing me as a customer.
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Adobe Employee ,/t5/acrobat-discussions/copy-selection-from-one-pdf-to-another-pdf/m-p/2780428#M5951 Jul 10, 2010 Jul 10, 2010
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can you post the pdf you're copying from and copying into?
It sounds like they're not well formed PDF files.
As the copied image on the clipboard is pasted as a comment you can also
drag the handles of the image once it's copied into the pdf. It tends to
paste the image at full size making the quality appear less.
failing that, you could try pasting into Word first, then make a new
copy of the image in Word and paste that as a comment instead.
Also you can set the resolution of the image captured by the snapshot
tool in Acrobat's preferences:
edit>preferences>general> 'Used fixed resolution for snapshot tool'
As mentioned before you can also place an existing image (like a jpeg)
into a PDF using the touchup Object tool. (Acrobat Pro or higher)
Select the touchup object tool from tools>advanced editing
then right-click in the pdf and select 'Place image' then select the
image to be inserted.
Some resizing will be required when doing this.
