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Copying and Pasting Text from PDFs

Text can be copied from STN Database Summary Sheets and pasted into other applications. 
You may find this helpful for sharing information with colleagues.

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To copy text from an STN Database Summary Sheet:

1. Open the PDF file.
2. Click the Select Tool icon located on the Adobe Reader toolbar.
    
   
   (If this icon is not present, right-click on the Adobe Reader toolbar and choose More Tools from the drop down menu. Check Select Tool from the Select & Zoom Toolbar options.)
3. Highlight the text.
4. Copy the text to your clipboard in one of the following ways:

• Type <Ctrl>c.
• Click the Copy icon on Adobe Reader's (Edit) toolbar.
  
  (If this icon is not present, right-click on the Adobe Reader toolbar and choose More Tools from the drop down menu. Check Copy from the Edit Toolbar options.)
• Right-click on the highlighted text, and select Copy.

To paste the text into another file, use the application's Paste tool or type <Ctrl>v.