Images copying

You can copy and paste individual images from a PDF to the clipboard (Windows only), to another application, or to a file using the Select tool.

If you cannot select an image because of overlapping text, choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat > Preferences (Mac OS), select General on the left, and select the Make Select Tool Select Images Before Text option.

1. Using the Select tool , do one of the following:

   • To select the entire image, click it or drag a rectangle around it.

   • To select a portion of an image, hold the pointer over the image until the crosshairs icon appears, and then drag a rectangle around the portion.
     

   Note: To deselect an image and start over, click outside it.
   
   
2. Copy the image:

   • Choose Edit > Copy, and then choose Edit > Paste to paste the image in an open document in another application.

   • Right/Control-click the image and choose an option to copy the image to the clipboard or to a new file.

   • Drag the image into an open document in another application.