Copy text in pdf gives me gibberish. Is there a way to OCR to correct?
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View ArticleCopy text in pdf gives me gibberish. Is there a way to OCR to correct?
I have a few documents that are complete gibberish when I select text and copy. If I open them in Acrobat Pro, select text, Copy, and "Show Clipboard" in Finder, I see a bunch of "skull characters",...
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View ArticleChanging the measuring tool units and measurements
Hi, When reading the PDF in Acrobat 9 Pro, how can I change the measurement units from inches to metric when using the measuring tool? I have already been to Preferences and changed in Units and...
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View ArticleCopy text in pdf gives me gibberish. Is there a way to OCR to correct?
I have a few documents that are complete gibberish when I select text and copy. If I open them in Acrobat Pro, select text, Copy, and "Show Clipboard" in Finder, I see a bunch of "skull characters",...
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View ArticleIs there a page size limit when exporting a pdf from InDesign?
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Help—"Suite Product Activation Needed"—Acrobat Pro CS5
Hello.I searched the forums but no one seems to have this problem (or I missed it). See enclosed JPEG. It says,"Suite Product Activation NeededAdobe Acrobat was installed as part of a suite. To enable...
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