PDF pages in a box

Mamaijee · 01-10-2011, 11:47 AM

I have a PDF book I want to convert to text. But each page of the book is in a text box so it will not convert. How do I get round this.

Thank you

user_none · 01-10-2011, 12:41 PM

First you need to verify the text is not a set of images. Open the pdf using something like acrobat and see if you can copy the text. If you can you can use a program to crop the pages. I don’t know what you would use on Windows.

Your said you wanted to convert to txt. Acrobat can save as text. Give that a try too.

Mamaijee · 01-10-2011, 02:15 PM

Thank u for the reply.

Yes it looks like a set of images.

I saved the PDF in Adobe as a text file, but the txt file comes up blank in Notepad or Wordpad. I tried "Select All" in Adobe, but it does not select the whole file, it only selects one page where the cursor and if I copy and paste it in MS Word it comes up in same text box!! I am looking to get rid of the boxes and want only the content in them to format as I want.

theducks · 01-10-2011, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mamaijee

Thank u for the reply.

Yes it looks like a set of images.

I saved the PDF in Adobe as a text file, but the txt file comes up blank in Notepad or Wordpad. I tried "Select All" in Adobe, but it does not select the whole file, it only selects one page where the cursor and if I copy and paste it in MS Word it comes up in same text box!! I am looking to get rid of the boxes and want only the content in them to format as I want.

You cant save images as text.
If the images are High quality, you might be able to OCR each and every one

DoctorOhh · 01-10-2011, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mamaijee

Yes it looks like a set of images.
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I copy and paste it in MS Word it comes up in same text box!!

As you have already stated it is not a text box, but a image you're copying into MS Word. As a image calibre can't help you but as mentioned you may be able to run it through OCR software to convert it to text.

01-10-2011, 11:47 AM	#1
Mamaijee Connoisseur Posts: 94 Karma: 110 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle Fire HD	PDF pages in a box I have a PDF book I want to convert to text. But each page of the book is in a text box so it will not convert. How do I get round this. Thank you

01-10-2011, 02:15 PM	#3
Mamaijee Connoisseur Posts: 94 Karma: 110 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle Fire HD	Thank u for the reply. Yes it looks like a set of images. I saved the PDF in Adobe as a text file, but the txt file comes up blank in Notepad or Wordpad. I tried "Select All" in Adobe, but it does not select the whole file, it only selects one page where the cursor and if I copy and paste it in MS Word it comes up in same text box!! I am looking to get rid of the boxes and want only the content in them to format as I want. Last edited by Mamaijee; 01-10-2011 at 02:17 PM.

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01-10-2011, 12:41 PM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	First you need to verify the text is not a set of images. Open the pdf using something like acrobat and see if you can copy the text. If you can you can use a program to crop the pages. I don’t know what you would use on Windows. Your said you wanted to convert to txt. Acrobat can save as text. Give that a try too.

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