Select Text Tool

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Select Text Tool


 

Editor-Icon Select Text Tool

 


 

Click Select Text Tool to enable this tool:

 

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Figure 1. Basic Tools Submenu. Select Text Tool

 

The Select Text Tool is used to select and edit base-content text. When it is enabled, click and drag the pointer to select text. Double-click to select words. Triple-click to select paragraphs. Quadruple-click to select all text on the current page. Right-click selections to view editing options. The menu detailed in (figure 2) will be displayed:

 

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Figure 2. Select Text Tool, Right-Click Options

 

The following options in (figure 2) relate to editing selected text:

 

Click Copy to copy the selected text.

Click Copy as a Rich Text to copy the selected text into Rich Text Format.

Click Highlight Text to highlight the selected text.

Click Underline Text to underline the selected text.

Click Crossout Text to add a strikethrough to the selected text.

Click Add Bookmark to create a bookmark from the selected text. See here for further information.

Click Internet Search by to perform an internet search for the selected text. Google is the search engine selected in (figure 2). Hover the pointer over the Internet Search by option to select an alternative search engine.

Click Read Out Loud Selected Text to activate the Read Out Loud Feature for the selected text.

Click Stop Reading to halt the Read Out Loud Feature during operation.

Click Use Selected Text Style in Bookmark Generation to launch the Bookmark Generation Properties dialog box. This makes it possible to create a bookmark using the content and style of selected text. See here for further details.

The main properties of selected text are displayed in the Properties Toolbar. Click Properties in the Properties Toolbar to open the Properties pane and view further properties. Please note that it is not possible to edit properties using this tool as it is intended for selection only. The Edit Content Tool can be used to edit text and text properties.

See here for an explanation of the options detailed in (figure 2) that are not available for the Select Text Tool.

 

Please note that when copying text from PDF documents to paste in applications/locations outside of PDF-XChange Editor (such as Microsoft Word) additional page breaks may appear. This is a recognized problem with PDF documents. The Edit Content Tool should be used instead of the Select Text Tool in order to avoid this issue. When the Edit Content Tool is enabled, select text and then press Ctrl+C to copy it.

 

When this tool is in operation two options are available in the Properties Toolbar:

 

Exclusive Mode simplifies the process of using the Select Text Tool. When Exclusive Mode is enabled, the pointer ignores all interactive elements of documents other than base content. This makes it possible to select text without the risk of accidentally selecting undesired items. When Exclusive Mode is disabled, the pointer recognizes and interacts with all underlying elements in the standard manner.

Properties opens the Properties pane to view/edit the properties for the Select Text Tool. See here for information on tool properties.