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Try not selecting nyting, and thendo the convert to txt.

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> CTRL-A only selects all of the current page ... is there a way to
> select the entire adobe document?
>
>  - Nick -
>
> Gennette Bruce wrote:
> >
> > This is fairly basic Windoze stuff.
> >
> > You need to learn more about OLE (see later paragraph here)
> >
> > Ok,  get the document showing in Adobe.
> > Select ALL of the document by pressing the special key combination <Ctrl><A>
> > Start Word (or whatever you use, even Wordpad)
> > Paste the selected text into Word by pressing the special key combination
> > <Ctrl><V>
> > Save your text file
> > Close Adobe and Word
> >
> > About OLE
> > Micro$oft designed their system specially to do this kind of thing.  And
> > they provided at least 3 ways to accomplish each task, for instance copying
> > -
> >
> > The dumb way -
> > Use the mouse to select a block of text (etc)
> > Use the mouse to select the edit menu
> > Use the mouse to select the command Copy
> >
> > The slightly smarter way -
> > Use the mouse to select a block of text (etc)
> > Use the mouse to select the Copy to Clipboard button
> >
> > The smarter way -
> > Use the mouse to select a block of text (etc)
> > Press the special key combination <Ctrl><C>
> >
> > Why is the smarter way best?  Well a mouse selection with the right hand
> > followed immediately by a quick touch of two keys (together) with the left
> > hand is almost instantaneous compared to -
> > moving the mouse a long way across the screen,
> > slowing,
> > then stopping over a smallish target,
> > then clicking a mouse button,
> > then returning the mouse to the area you were working in.
> >
> > So learn the smart ways that are built into Windoze products.  (Hint, start
> > Word, click on Help, Contents and Index, Index.  Type in sel, then click on
> > Selecting text and graphics.  Look at the 4 pages - better yet; copy the 4
> > pages to a document and print them out as a reference)
> >
> > Bye.
> >
> >         -----Original Message-----
> >         From:   Wing Kent Kwan [SMTP:gzkwan@PUBLIC.GUANGZHOU.GD.CN]
> > <mailto:[SMTP:gzkwan@PUBLIC.GUANGZHOU.GD.CN]>
> >         Sent:   Monday, 23 November 1998 1:03
> >         To:     PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU <mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> >         Subject:        Re: Can your's help me to copy a .PDF file to a TEXT
> > file?
> >
> >         Hi.
> >          Thank you!
> >           But It's only can copy page by page,If I have more than 1000
> > pages,
> >         it's very hard to do!,can you tell me how can I change the entire
> > PDF
> >         file
> >         to a text file????
> >
> >         Edson Brusque wrote:
> >
> >         > Hello kwan,
> >         >
> >         > In Adobe's Acrobat Reader 4.XX, just select the text you wants
> > (you
> >         > will
> >         > have to click on the Text Select Tool Icon or press [V]) with the
> >         > mouse,
> >         > than press Ctrl-C to copy to the clipboard.
> >         >
> >         > Regards,
> >         >
> >         > Brusque
> >         >
> >         > ----- Original Message -----
> >         > From: Wing Kent Kwan <gzkwan@PUBLIC.GUANGZHOU.GD.CN
> > <mailto:gzkwan@PUBLIC.GUANGZHOU.GD.CN> >
> >         > To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU <mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> >
> >         > Sent: Sunday, November 22, 1998 8:19 AM
> >         > Subject: Can your's help me to copy a .PDF file to a TEXT file?
> >         >
> >         > > Hi.
> >         > >   Can your's help me to copy a .PDF file to a TEXT file?
> >         > >
>


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Regards,
Simon

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