How to save base content text objects as TXT file in the order they appear on the page, not in the order they were added

[rakunavi]

Hello all,

The sample file contains a total of nine base content texts arranged vertically. These were added in numerical order using the Add Text command from the Add menu on the Home tab in PDF-XChange Editor. In other words, each base content text was added from the bottom of the page upwards. No special operations were performed when creating the sample file.

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• sample.pdf

When saving this file as a text file in PDF-XChange Editor, the output appears in ascending numerical order as shown below. That is, the text objects are output in the order they were added.

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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

In contrast, common PDF applications like Adobe Acrobat or Foxit PDF Editor, as well as online services, output the text in the order it appears visually, meaning in descending numerical order, as shown below.

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9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 

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Please tell me how to save base content text objects as text file in the same order as their visual appearance (in the sample file example, in descending numerical order), just like other common PDF applications.

Thank you for taking the time to read this message.

Best regards,
rakunavi

- PDF-XChange Editor PRO Version: 10.7.2 build 400
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous Release Version 2025.001.20693
- OS Version: Windows 11 Pro / Home 24H2 Build 26100.6584
- PC Model: GMKtec Nucbox M7 Pro with HUION Kamvas Pro 19 / Lenovo IdeaPad C340-15IWL

[Willy Van Nuffel]

Hi all,

There was a similar/related topic in the past:
viewtopic.php?t=36388

with no follow-up anymore since then.

Kind regards.

Willy

[Dimitar - PDF-XChange]

Hello,

I will ask our developers to give me an update on these issues.

If they missed the original case, I will create a new ticket.

[rakunavi]

Hello Willy, thank you for sharing the related topic.
Hello Dimitar, thank you for contacting the developers.

I hope the day will come when this will be resolved, including the clipboard issue mentioned in the topic Willy introduced.

Best regards,
rakunavi

[Dimitar - PDF-XChange]

I hope that too.