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31st Oct 2008, 10:44

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dwlpl

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Is there a way to copy a PDF file and still keep its formatting (eg columns)?

31st Oct 2008, 12:15

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Use the 'Save as' option?

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pdftotext -layout file.pdf

Dunno if a windoze version of pdftotext is available.

2nd Nov 2008, 14:59

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dwlpl ,

depends ..where are you copying to..
usually, MS office application will NOT accept the PDF formatting.
saving as -as stated above- should solve the problem

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