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. You can decide whether to hide the current Right PDF 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.

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

   • 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 .

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 displaying the selected area.

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). 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.

   • To select all text of the current page. Go to View > Scroll Options and select Single Page from the drop-down menu. Then right-click on the page and select Select All from the menu, or press Command + A on your keyboard to select all text of the current page.

   • To select all text of a file. Go to View > Scroll Options and select an option other than Single Page from the drop-down menu. Then right-click on the page and select Select All from the menu. Or, you can press Command + 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 Command + C on your keyboard.

   • Choose Basic > 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 the Edit tool.

• 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 Command+ V on your keyboard.

• Paste to a PDF document

  1. Choose Advanced > Edit .

  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 Command+ V on your keyboard.

To select and copy images

1. Open a PDF file that contains images and click Select tool on the Sidebar Navigation pane.

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 Command + C on your keyboard.

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

   • Choose Basic > 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 Command+ 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 > 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. You can then open a document (e.g. Word), click on the spot you want to paste the selection to, right-click and select Paste. Alternatively, press Command + V on your keyboard to paste.

   • 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.