Re: Turn OFF smart text selection in PDF

[Lin Sims <ljsims -dot- ml -at- gmail -dot- com>]

That's Microsoft, not Adobe.

And don't think I haven't been looking for an equivalent, because I have!

I have found that you can change the selection area after it automatically
selects the things you don't want by dragging edges, but damnit, I
shouldn't oughtta have to do that.

On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 12:57 PM Fitzpatrick, Jacki <
jacki -dot- fitzpatrick -at- yale -dot- edu> wrote:

> File
> Options
> Advanced
> Editing options
> Uncheck "When selecting, automatically select entire word."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: techwr-l-bounces+jacki -dot- fitzpatrick=yale -dot- edu -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> <techwr-l-bounces+jacki -dot- fitzpatrick=yale -dot- edu -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> On
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> If I were dictator of the world I would outlaw smart text selection. I'd
> lock up anyone who promotes it!
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> -Brian H
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> -----Original Message----- From: Lin Sims
>
> I really hate smart text selection. It always grabs stuff I don't want,
> such as the word before a punctuation mark when all I want is the
> punctuation mark. Or the punctuation mark after a word when what I want is
> the word.
>
> How in hell do I get rid of this?
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