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Can't copy text field out of some .pdfs


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Hi there!

I am opening some multipage .pdfs in Affinity Photo and I can see all of the text and various texts fields on the various pages listed out as layers.

I am able to copy text fields from one AffPhoto document to another by selecting the layer and `control C` and then paste over to another document.

But some text field layers dont let themselves be copied and "beep" at me.

I cant tell the difference between ones that I can copy and ones I cant.  They are all just similar kinds of text fields from similar kinds of pdfs.  It's just that I can copy some of them and not others.

What is going on?

EDIT - Now that I go back to those first files I find that I cant copy the bits that I was able to copy before.  Now they beep at me as well.

LAST EDIT - I figured it out.  I didnt realise I still had to make a selection to copy a text field layer like I wanted.   I had switched to just selecting the layer and copying, but I still need to make a selection for that to work.

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Hi tychonaut,

Welcome to the forums :)

I'm glad to hear you've figured out your issue here, many thanks for updating your post to let us and others know!

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