Microsoft Edge provides a feature to highlight text in PDF and save highlighted PDF to your PC. This post shows you how to to highlight and save PDF using Edge.

Open Microsoft Word from the Start menu or a shortcut on your desktop. Select a new, blank document from the template list. Open the PDF file that you want to convert in Adobe Reader.

Learn how to convert an image into editable text using Microsoft Word. Follow this step-by-step guide to easily extract text from images for editing.

Open the PDF in Microsoft Word: You can open a PDF directly in Microsoft Word, which will convert the PDF into an editable Word document. This allows you to copy and paste text easily.

If you want to extract highlighted text from PDF file as a plain text file, then this post covers some good free PDF Highlight Extractor software to do that.

OCRmyPDF is a free command line tool for adding searchable and copyable text to any PDF file.

Part of Microsoft's free PowerToys, the new Advanced Paste tool lets you revise pasted text using AI-based suggestions.