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If you can't copy text from PDF, it's most likely because the Content Copying option is disabled. You'll need the password for the PDF to unlock that feature. If you don't have the password, there are ways to bypass that.

It's the marker icon in the right-center of the toolbar at the top of the window. To change the color of the highlighting tool, click on the downward-pointing arrow to the right of the marker icon and click on the color you prefer for highlighting.

Select the highlighter tool from the horizontal toolbox located at the top of the PDF editor. Select the desired color of your highlighter tool. Click and drag the cursor to select the text area to highlight, releasing when you've finished.

Make sure you've selected the Text tool by choosing Tools > Text. If you still cannot select text, the PDF is probably a scanned PDF, which does not contain any text but rather an image that may look like text.

The Text Selection tool may not be selected: Choose Tools > Text Selection, or click the Show Markup Toolbar button , then click the Text Selection button . The PDF may require a password before you can select or copy text: Choose Tools > Show Inspector, click the Encryption Inspector button , then enter the password.

Sometimes, scanned images are bundled and merged into a PDF file. Such a file can be described as a scanned PDF. They differ from standard PDFs in that editing them is usually not possible. If you cannot highlight or select text in a PDF, the file might probably be a scanned copy and cannot be edited.

Select the highlighter tool from the horizontal toolbox located at the top of the PDF editor. Select the desired color of your highlighter tool. Click and drag the cursor to select the text area to highlight, releasing when you've finished.