This only works if the PDF has text that can be selected, i.e., is encoded into the PDF for selecting, as opposed to just being an image of the page. Most likely you have PDF's of the latter type.
-Adam On Sep 3, 2008, at 4:09 PM, naomi.e.fox wrote: > Hi, > > I'm a new user of Skim, and I am having a little bit of trouble with > the text tool. I am unable to select text to make highlights: when I > choose the Text Tool, the cursor acts like a scroll, with the image of > a hand. I have tried it with a few different PDFs, none are password- > protected, and have tried selecting the text tool from the menu and > also using the toolbar. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem? > > I am using Skim Version 1.1.12 (34) on a Macbook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo > with OS X 10.5.4. > > Thanks in advance, > Naomi > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win > great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in > the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Skim-app-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users ------------------ Adam M. Goldstein PhD, MSLIS -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.iona.edu/faculty/agoldstein -- (914) 637-2717 -- Dept of Philosophy Iona College 715 North Avenue New Rochelle NY 10801 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
