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Copying PDF content and getting garbage

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2007-02-13 16:29:43
jorgmart
Registered: Feb 13 2007
Posts: 2

I have a PDF file created with InDesign. I need to copy and paste some content which I can do without problems.
 
The problem comes here: I open the PDF with Acrobat 6 and save it to a postscript file using "File + Save As" menu. After this I distill the PS file to get a second PDF file. It looks and prints fin, but when I try to copy some content and paste it to a text editor, all I get is garbage characters.
 
What is the problem with the second PDF? Thanks in advance.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 6.0.0, Macintosh
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2007-02-22 14:12:50
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tedpadova
ExpertTeam
Registered: Dec 31 2005
Posts: 848
why are you redistilling the file? That's a no, no in Acrobat in almost all circumstances and it's not surprising you're getting garbage. If you have to repurpose the document, use the PDF Optimizer.

ted

The author of numerous books on Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator and the Adobe Creative Suite, and an international speaker on Adobe Acrobat, Ted Padova is a well-known PDF guru.

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