Use the Extract text action to extract text from a PDF file and save it as a text file.

To extract text from a PDF file, follow these steps:

1. In the Actions palette, double-click or drag the Extract text action from the PDF package.
2. In the PDF path, select one of the following options to specify the location of the PDF:
   • Control Room file: Enables you to select a PDF file that is available in a folder in the Enterprise Control Room.
   • Desktop profile: Enables you to select a PDF file that is available on your device.
   • Variable: Enables you to specify the file variable that contains the location of the PDF file.
3. Optional: In the User password or Owner password field, enter a password to restrict access to the encrypted PDF file.
   • User password: Allow users to perform specific operations on the encrypted PDF file.
   • Owner password: Allow users to use a password to open the file.
4. In the Text type field, select one of the following options:
   • Plain text: Enables you to extract the text and copy it to a text file.

     It is similar to copying and pasting text from a PDF file to a text file.

   • Structured text: Enables you to preserve the original formatting of the extracted text from the PDF file.
5. In the Page range field, select one of the following options:
   • All pages: Enables you to save all the pages in the PDF file as an image.
   • Pages: Enables you to enter the page numbers of the pages that you want to save as an image.
6. In the Export data to text file field, specify a name and location for the text file.
   Note: You must include the .txt extension in the name of the text file. For example, if the file name is June_Quarter_report, the .txt extension is June_Quarter_report.txt.
7. Select the Overwrite files with the same name check box to overwrite existing files with the same name.
   Note: If this option is not selected and the bot encounters a file with the same name at the specified location, the bot will fail.
8. Optional: From the Assign PDF properties to a dictionary variable list, select a dictionary variable to hold the file properties.
   For more information, see Using a dictionary variable for PDF properties.
9. Click Apply.
10. Click Save.