Is there a way to copy text out of a pdf without it starting a new paragraph at the end of each line of text?
April 11, 2010 7:02 PM Subscribe
Is there a way to copy text out of a pdf and paste it into a word document without word starting a new paragraph at the end of each line of text?
I find that when I copy text out of a pdf and paste it into a word document, word treats the end of each line of text in the pdf as a new paragraph (as if you had hit the enter key). I know that I could use ctrl+f to replace new paragraphs with spaces, but is there an easier way to ensure that there won't be a new paragraph at the end of each line of text?
I find that when I copy text out of a pdf and paste it into a word document, word treats the end of each line of text in the pdf as a new paragraph (as if you had hit the enter key). I know that I could use ctrl+f to replace new paragraphs with spaces, but is there an easier way to ensure that there won't be a new paragraph at the end of each line of text?
The basic answer is: no. There is no way to go from looking at a pdf in a pdf viewer to selecting text to pasting it without the paragraph breaks.
There is, however, a way to do this with larger documents all at once. Just
(1) download calibre, which converts ebooks across various formats;
(2) import and convert your pdf to a txt file;
(3) open your txt file in Word and copy/paste/whatever.
posted by koeselitz at 7:36 PM on April 11, 2010
There is, however, a way to do this with larger documents all at once. Just
(1) download calibre, which converts ebooks across various formats;
(2) import and convert your pdf to a txt file;
(3) open your txt file in Word and copy/paste/whatever.
posted by koeselitz at 7:36 PM on April 11, 2010
If you have Acrobat, tagging the pdf will generally remove hard returns.
posted by ajr at 7:55 PM on April 11, 2010
posted by ajr at 7:55 PM on April 11, 2010
Best answer: Another approach is to used Word's "AutoFormat" function on the pasted text once you have it in Word. Once AutoFormat runs, you'll probably have a block of text pretty close to what you need, and you can then apply your normal style/formatting in Word to get it the rest of the way.
posted by webhund at 10:41 PM on April 11, 2010
posted by webhund at 10:41 PM on April 11, 2010
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posted by melodykramer at 7:29 PM on April 11, 2010