I'm reading a lot of pdf articles in Adobe Acrobat Pro and highlighting specific sections.
I would like to know if it is possible to extract just the text I highlighted from these pdf files?
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Yes, it is possible, but there is a caveat: before you begin highlighting, you have to enable a feature called Copy Selected text into Highlight, Strikethrough, and Underline comment pop-ups. It's in the File | Preferences | Commenting menu.
Once you've checked that, highlight the text, and go to the Comment pane (top right corner). In the Comments List area, click the Settings button and click Create Comment Summary.
If you select the Comments only layout, it will generate a new PDF file with each highlight + it's time.
See this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUnnLVBzlJ8
Maria Ines Parnisari
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notice that 1/ in windows/acrobat pro X, preference are in edit menu 2/ only the new comments will appear (the one done after you enable that feature) – JinSnow Feb 18 '17 at 10:45
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maybe Pro version only? – Mike M Oct 11 '20 at 13:30
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Some solutions from Extract all the highlighted text from a PDF:
- mendeley
- PDF Comment Extractor (non gratis)
- PDF Highlight Extractor (gratis)
- Retroactively Copy Highlighted Text into Comment (non gratis)
- sumnotes
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PDF Highlight Extractor worked for me today...... little scary to run a .jar file from a stranger, but certainly did what it says -- simple list of text from highlights into excel or txt . – Mike M Oct 11 '20 at 13:31