One of my frustrations at school is that when I access PDF files, there's no way to extract passages to make into handouts. Instead, I either have to print out a page and type the passage in a document OR I have to move back and forth between screens, typing just a phrase at a time. It's time consuming, wasteful, and frustrating.
Johnnie has mentioned Skim before, but, for whatever reason, I just barely realized that I could use Skim, too. It's a free download that enables you to annotate and otherwise manipulate the text in a PDF file. Last night Johnnie showed me some of the things he does with Skim. I have to say, this program rocks!
Download Skim (if you own a Mac) at this website. If you don't have a Mac, ditch your PC. There are too many great programs available for Macs.
