Extract PDF to other applications

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Extract PDF parts to Word or Keynote

Assume you have a PDF document which is uneditable and you want to extract part of it into a Word document or a Keynote presentation. The most convenient way is using TeXShop under OS X. Here is, how it works:

Drag the icon of the PDF file into TeXShop.
Use the extract tool (a dotted rectangle at the upper write corner) to select the part you want to copy.
Open the application in which you want to use the content. For example, open Keynote or MS Word.
Drag the content accross the application from TeXShop to the window and place it.

Example: PDF to Keynote

For example, we have a scanned PDF version of the classical book "Number Theory" of Hardy and Wright. We want to extract a theorem for a presentation in Keynote. Here is the same procedure described with screen shots:

Example: PDF to Word

The same procedure with MS Word.

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