Copy Content Using the Snapshot Command

By Cynthia, 29 November, 2025

You can use the snapshot command to copy individual images or selected content (text, images, or both) to the clipboard or other applications. Text and images will be copied as an image.

To copy an image or a combination of text and images, do the following:

  1. Select the Snapshot command by choosing Home > Snapshot.
  2. The cursor changes into a Cross automatically.
  3. Click and drag the mouse to draw a rectangle around the content you want to copy.
  4. You will be prompted that the selected area has been copied to the clipboard. To deselect it, click anywhere on the page.
  5. (Optional) Right-click the selected area, and then choose Copy Select Graphic.
  6. Paste the selected area to a PDF document as a stamp annotation with the Hand command selected, or as an image object with the Edit Object command (EditEdit Object).

Notes:

  1. The selected area will be highlighted in blue.
  2. With the snapshot command, click anywhere or right-click anywhere in the page and choose “Select All” to copy the entire page.
  3. To paste images or a combination of text and images on the clipboard from another application to a PDF file as a stamp annotation in Foxit PDF Editor, please select the Hand command in Foxit PDF Editor, use the shortcut key Ctrl + V, or right-click on the document where you want to paste the object and select Paste.
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