How can text be extracted from a PDF document?

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Text can be extracted from a PDF document in the following ways: 1. Copy and paste: The simplest method is to select the text in the PDF document and use the copy-paste function to extract it.

1. Text Extraction Tools: Various software tools are available that can extract text from a PDF document. Some commonly used tools are Adobe Acrobat, Foxit Reader, and Nitro PDF Reader.

2. Online Conversion Tools: There are also many online PDF conversion tools that can convert PDF documents to text files. Some popular online tools are Smallpdf, Zamzar, and Online-Convert.

3. Optical Character Recognition (OCR): OCR software can convert scanned PDF documents into editable text documents. The OCR software uses advanced algorithms to recognize the text in the PDF document and convert it to digital text.

4. Programming: Text can also be extracted from a PDF document by using programming languages such as Python, Java, and C#. There are many libraries and tools available that can be used to extract text from a PDF document programmatically.