Copying extracts from pdf

2009-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
Is it possible to cut from documents in pdf format and paste into FileMaker Pro 10? Can any-one recommend software that is simple to master for this? I have Formulate Pro and PDF Studio, but they mystify me. Thanks, Michael Hawkins MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo $GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM OS

Re: Copying extracts from pdf

2009-09-16 Thread Bill Parker
Michael, The method is probably simpler than than might be expected. As long as the PDF is not locked/needing a password,just select the required text and drag it to the field in FM Pro 10 and drop. Do NOT cut and paste! Using the drag and drop method, the resultant font is always in

Re: Copying extracts from pdf

2009-09-16 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Michael, Don't forget about improved Preview Application in Snow Leopard. http://www.apple.com/macosx/refinements/ Select the text you want Copy Paste into Text Edit, then File Print - Save as PDF. Easy PDF text selection. Here’s an enhancement that exemplifies the pursuit of

Re: Copying extracts from pdf

2009-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
Thanks Ronni, I've been working from 4am to midnight too often lately, and need all the help I can get from my Mac! Michael. On 17/9/09 8:08 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Michael, Don't forget about improved Preview Application in Snow Leopard.

Re: Copying extracts from pdf

2009-09-16 Thread Ronda Brown
Yeah Michael, There are a few of us with the same Lack of sleep virus. It seems to be going around ;-) Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard On 17/09/2009, at 9:09 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Thanks Ronni, I've been working

Re: Copying extracts from pdf

2009-09-16 Thread Brian Scott
On 17/09/2009, at 8:08 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Michael, Don't forget about improved Preview Application in Snow Leopard. http://www.apple.com/macosx/refinements/ Select the text you want Copy Paste into Text Edit, then File Print - Save as PDF. Easy PDF text selection. Here’s an