Date:         Fri, 23 Mar 2001 12:07:29 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike Rhoads <RHOADSM1@WESTAT.COM>
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From:         Mike Rhoads <RHOADSM1@WESTAT.COM>
Subject:      Re: SUGI--so much information, so little time!!
Comments: To: "Fehd, Ronald J." <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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An even better way to cut and paste from two-column documents using Acrobat:

After choosing the Text Select Tool (the "T"), hold down the Ctrl key.  The
cursor will change to an I-bar with a little rectangle superimposed.  Hold
down the left mouse button and drag from one corner of the area you want to
select to the other.  Once the desired text is highlighted, click on the
Copy button.  Works like a charm!

Mike Rhoads
Westat
RhoadsM1@Westat.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fehd, Ronald J. [mailto:rjf2@CDC.GOV]
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 9:33 AM
> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: SUGI--so much information, so little time!!
>
>
> > From: Workman, Rob [mailto:Rob.Workman@sulzercarbomedics.com]
> > Quick tip - it is possible to cut and paste from the acrobat
> > reader, at
> > least in acrobat reader 4.0.  On the toolbar there is a
> > button with a big
> > "T" on it called the text select tool.  This will allow you
> > to select text
> > one line at a time and copy the text.  It isn't perfect,
> > especially with two
> > column documents like SUGI papers.  But it can be made to
> > work.  See you at SUGI.
>
> a kludge at best
> but maybe a bit -- or byte -- faster than the
> print-scan-ocr-rinse cycle
>
> ... that's the code cycle between delicate and robust, right?  ;-)
>
> Ron Fehd  the wash&wear maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov
>