can text information within a PDF be copied from OpenOffice and pasted into WordPress?

You can certainly copy and paste from Adobe Reader which I would use instead of LibreOffice for that.  At times you may find it to be a tedious process because the text is not necessarily in order.  And although it may appear to be continuous, it always seems to be in blocks.

I should note also that there are many PDFs that are created with images and you can't copy and paste text from images.

Can you save the document from OpenOffice in a  format other than pdf? Like ODT or something similar?

If so, post the document (or part of it) here & I will test...

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            The PDF file loads perfectly fine.  While I do see many editing tools on the side bar and at the top of OpenOffice, I am not sure how I can highlight, copy, and paste text.   I am assuming a PDF file can be edited without it being converted to another format.  

             With regards to the ODT format, it is not an option.  However, I do see ODF Drawing and ODF Drawing Template in addition to OpenOffice XML Drawing and OpenOffice XML Drawing Template.  

              On a side note of possible importance, this 8 page document was originally scanned and saved as a PDF file.   While it is entirely text, I am wondering if somehow the document is being interpreted as a picture file by OpenOffice.   Just a thought here though because I could be wrong.

              George

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           On a side note, I do have Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.  While I can draw a box around text, I am still unable to copy, cut, or delete it.  

            George

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           I believe this upcoming question is relevant and ties into this post.  If I want to convert the scanned document to an OCR, what can I do to go about achieving this goal with respect to utilities and steps?

           Thanks

           George

I used this program Tesseract Open Source OCR https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract though it is a command line program.  I tried a GUI program but it did not perform well.  You will probably have copy and paste the images from the PDF to image files.  I don't think Tesseract Open Source OCR will read the PDF files.

If you think it would simplify what I am trying to accomplish, should I consider purchasing Adobe Acrobat Pro?  I am willing to invest into a program which can convert my PDF's to OCR's in simple terms and easy to follow steps.  

By the way, once the PDF is converted to an OCR, can it be accessible for editing purposes within MS Word or a web based application such as WordPress?

Thanks

George

And... you should expect to almost Always do some hand editing of files that have been converted by OCR.  OCR software is at best imperfect.

Please have a look at this - this version is free and has OCR included. PDF-XChange Viewer

PDF-XChange Viewer provides a host of useful features to go along with superior functionality in letting you view and mark up PDFs with ease. The software will open PDFs saved on your computer or you can download them directly with the app. Navigating the PDF once its open is straightforward, as well, and there are many navigation and editing tools available on the toolbar across the top of the window.

http://download.cnet.com/PDF-XChange-Viewer/3000-10743_4-10598377.html

Hello

            I have downloaded and installed it.  At this point, can you provide the necessary steps for converting the text within the PDF as an OCR to be edited?

            Thank you

             George

PDF-XChange Viewer?

I'll be back in a few!

Yes, it is PDF-XChange Viewer.  Thank you

George

Left to right - top to bottom:

Hello and Good Morning

                 Thank you very much for your illustrations given here Paul.  I did download and install PDF-XChange Viewer using your link.   While I have not yet tried out your easy to follow steps provided within the illustrations, I am wondering if I can carry out these steps using the free version.  It seems like there are many tools which are only available within the Pro version.

                   George

Hi George - In face, I did what I showed above using the free (portable) version.

But I'm afraid I may have led you astray... Please go here to download PDF-XChange Editor  (not PDF-XChange Viewer, as I mentioned above): http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor

NOTE - I went HERE: http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer and it says that OCR is a FREE feature - so you are good to go with PDF-XChange Viewer.

Sorry for all this confusion.

Please forgive my confusion. I did NOT read the information on the site carefully enough. I sometimes tend to get a little distracted (read dyslexic).

I finally figured out what you should be using .

I recommended using PDF-XChange Viewer. In fact, you should uninstall PDF-XChange Viewer and install PDF-XChange Editor, since this has replaced the former.

So, please use this link to download the latest version: http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor

I apologize for these multiple posts and any grief I may have caused you. I'm not usually this mixed up.

Please note that the illustrations above were created using the free download of PDF-XChange Editor (portable version). The advantage of the portable version is that you can put it on a USB stick and use it on any of your PC's/laptops you may have.

Again, so sorry for the mix-up and I hope this final post is clear.

Hello and Good Evening,

            I successfully downloaded and installed PDF-XChange Editor Free Edition.  Using your illustrations, I was able to use the necessary steps for getting started with converting the PDF document to OCR for letter recognition (Document, then, OCR Pages).   At this point, I now wish to highlight some text and delete it.  Could you possibly give me some guidance on the necessary steps for accomplishing this goal?  

            This is my first time exposure to PDF-XChange Editor.  As such, I am struggling with the basics of editing my PDF file.  Hopefully, this will smoothen out as I become more familiar and experienced with this utility.

             George

Hi George,

I'm not sure if you realize it, but PDF files are not really for editing. They are a 'printed' electronic version of files that may not be easily read unless the reader has the program with which the original file was created in order to open it.

For example, some people don't have a program to open spreadsheet. So you save it as PDF and send that off. To modify the PDF file, you modify the original and save the modified version as PDF once again.

So you can add comments and so on, but you cant really edit them.

If you are scanning documents to your PC, you should have an option to scan using OCR as well. That way, you don't have to do it after the fact.

I have software with my all-in-one Brother printer that let's me scan directly into MS Word or WordPad...

Hi Paul

         Thank you Paul for your follow up.   After going through much time trying to figure this out, I have recently come to the same conclusion.  I have a wireless HP Deskjet 2543 printer which has software which allows me to scan it to PDF.  However, that takes me back to my original problem.  At this point, I believe I need to open up a new post requesting recommendations for software which will allow an HP Deskjet 2543 printer to scan directly to MS Office.

          George

Hello and Good Evening Everyone,

           After trying out a variety of different programs, I found a combination of things which allowed the scanning of text documents to be editable.  Using  Adobe Acrobat Professional XI in conjunction with this nice YouTube training video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsUZb_YOx9o , I am now able to convert my PDF's to MS Word documents for editing purposes.  

            Thanks again everyone for your suggestions and resourceful links.  

            George