26 October 2016

Texts in PDF Files not Selectable

Texts in PDF files are not selectable. How to convert them into selectable files?

Steps of Solution:

1. Open it with Adobe Reader.
2. File | Print. Select 'Adobe PDF' as printer.
3. Click Properties | Adobe PDF Settings.
4. In 'Default Settings' selection box, choose 'High Quality Print'. Click OK. Click Print.
5. In 'Paper/Quality' tab, click Advanced...
6. For 'Print quality', choose 1200dpi.
7. Enter a file name, and save it.


1. Open the saved file with Adobe Acrobat.
2. Open Tools.
3. Go to 'Action Wizard'. Under 'Actions', choose 'Make Accessible'.
4. Click 'Start'.
5. In Description popup dialogue box, you can choose whether to fill in information. Click 'OK'.
6. In Recognize Text popup box, click OK.
7. In Fillable Form popup box, you can choose to click Yes or No.
8. In Reading Language popup box, click OK.
9. In Alternative Text for Image popup box, click OK.
10. In Set Alternative Text, click 'Save & Close'.
11. In 'Accessibility Checker Options' popup box, click 'Start checking'. Go above and click 'Close'.
12. Go to top right-hand corner, click Close.
13. Save the file as another file name.
Done.