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Why is my PDF showing symbols?
When you see unreadable gibberish symbols as shown in the screenshot below, you are likely dealing with a corrupted PDF file. More specifically, your PDF document is probably missing important information about font character mapping. The reason for this can be that the document was produced incorrectly.
How do I remove special characters from a PDF file name?
If you want to locate and remove specific words, characters, or phrases, use the Find text or tools instead. Open the PDF in Acrobat, and then do one of the following: In the Edit menu, choose Redact a PDF.
Why does my PDF have symbols instead of text?
The reason for this can be that the document was produced incorrectly. Another common reason is that the character mapping information was deliberately obfuscated as a protection mechanism to prevent the reader to "copy & paste" the text data.
How do you remove symbols from a PDF?
Once the PDF file is uploaded, click on the 'Edit' button to open the editing tools. In the editing toolbar, you will find a 'Symbols' option. Click on it to access the symbol removal feature.
What do you do when a PDF is converted into garbled characters and symbols?
Use the “Print As Image” feature—Sometimes, printing the document shows the correct characters even when they aren't viewable on screen. Once printed out on paper, you may be able to read it. If it works, you can then OCR the digital file to create one that's readable and searchable.
What to do when weird characters appear in PDF files?
To resolve this issue, you can try the following steps: Open the Word document and go to File > Options > Save. Under the "Preserve fidelity when sharing this document" section, select "Embed fonts in the file" and then select "Embed all characters". Save the document and then try converting it to PDF again.
How do I remove a watermark from a PDF in Smallpdf?
The watermark you've made will be visible on the document as you continue editing. If you do not need anymore adding on your document, you can easily remove a watermark. Simply uncheck the box and the watermark you added will be removed.
How do I remove symbols from a PDF?
Once the PDF file is uploaded, click on the 'Edit' button to open the editing tools. In the editing toolbar, you will find a 'Symbols' option. Click on it to access the symbol removal feature. A new window will appear, displaying all the symbols detected in the PDF.
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