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This wikiHow teaches you how to copy pictures from a PDF. You can use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader program to copy the image if the PDF was created from a text document on a computer; if the PDF was scanned into the computer from a physical document or it has copy protection, however, you'll only be able to take a screenshot of the image.
Extracting Images from a PDFTo copy an image from a PDF, open a PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click the picture in the PDF, and then click Copy at the top. You can then paste it wherever you'd like.
Method 1 of 3:Click to select the picture in the PDF. By default, the Selection tool should be active. If not, you can find this tool above the document page. It looks like a blue mouse cursor.
Fair Use (screenshot)Open the PDF. This method will take a screenshot of your PDF picture using the default screenshot tools on your Windows computer.
Fair Use (screenshot)Click Rectangular Snip . This will let you select the outline of the picture and screenshot that instead of the entire screen.
Fair Use (screenshot)Press Ctrl + S and follow the on-screen prompts to save your screenshot. This saves your screenshot as an image file..
Advertisement Method 3 of 3:Open the PDF. This method will take a screenshot of your PDF picture using the default screenshot tools on your Mac computer.
Fair Use (screenshot)Press Ctrl + S and follow the on-screen prompts to save your screenshot. This saves your screenshot as an image file.
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