That's because the program doesn't support XHTML completely (ePub is based on HTML). It breaks the document's formatting, but the extent of it depends on the ePub. Load the ePub document again in the program, and it should now have text that is selectable and searchable. Save the document, close SumatraPDF and re-open it. Change the value from false to true, so it should read UseFixedPageUI = true.Ħ. Look for the line which says UseFixedPageUI = false. A text document named 'SumatraPDF-settings.txt' should open in Notepad (or your default editor).Ĥ. Navigate to the Settings menu and click on Advanced Options.ģ. Click on the menu button (in the top left corner) of SumatraPDF's interfaceĢ. How to copy, select and search text in ePub books using SumatraPDFġ. There is a very simple way to fix this, and it only takes a few seconds. Now, if you find yourself with an ePub and want to search for text,Â you may notice that the toolbar at the topÂ (which has the find tool) won't be visible, so you can't do that. But the problem was that the ePub's text could not be selected, hence there was no way to copy content from it. This was a textbook which he was trying to take notes from. Recently, a friend of mine asked me to help with an ePub. Tip: check out our EPUB reader overview here.īut with the new Edge-Chromium browser dropping support for ePubs and the fact that it will replace the other Edge, I stopped using it as a document viewer and rely solely on the light-weight reader. I'll admit to using Microsoft Edge (Chakracore) occasionally to quickly view a document or two, but the solution is not as fast and usually not my top choice when it comes to that.

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