That generally works for me, too. It doesn't work if he file is actually a picture of a document. In that case, Preview won't work at all, and you won't be able to read it, anyway. hth, Suzanne On Feb 21, 2012, at 1:36 AM, Tuscia-Falconer wrote: > I selected a 400 page pdf from 'Skim', the reader I use and copied and pasted > it into 'Text Edit' without a problem. > > TF> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >