Right-click the document, and choose Document Properties.
Last updated on
Jun 21, 2026
Learn how to copy content from your PDFs with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
You can copy content from a PDF unless the author has applied security settings that disallow copying. If you want to copy large content from a PDF, you can easily export the PDF to Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
Copy text and images from PDFs
Confirm that content copying is allowed
Click the Security tab, and review the Document Restrictions Summary.
Copy specific content from a PDF
Right-click the document, and choose Select Tool from the pop-up menu.
Drag to select text, or click to select an image.
Right-click the selected item, and choose Copy.
Copy an entire PDF (Windows® Acrobat Reader application only, not browser)
Choose Edit > Copy File to Clipboard.
Copy an area of a PDF (Acrobat Reader application only, not browser)
The Snapshot tool copies an area as an image that you can paste into other applications.
In another application, choose Edit > Paste to paste the copied image.
