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# Samples to extract text for PDFs using JavaScript

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#### Text position

Shows how to extract text positions from a document. The sample highlights the positions with different colors.

<a href="https://sdk.apryse.com/samples/web/samples/advanced/text-position/" class="button primary">Launch Demo</a><a href="/web/get-started/samples/text-position.md" class="button primary">View Source Code</a>

#### ElementReader

Illustrates how to traverse page display list using ElementReader.

<a href="https://sdk.apryse.com/samples/web/samples/full-apis/ElementReaderTest/" class="button primary">Launch Demo</a><a href="/web/get-started/samples/elementreadertest.md" class="button primary">View Source Code</a>

#### TextExtraction

The sample demonstrates how to extract information from text boxes such as their position, font, size, color and of course the text itself.

<a href="https://sdk.apryse.com/samples/web/samples/full-apis/TextExtractTest/" class="button primary">Launch Demo</a><a href="/web/get-started/samples/textextracttest.md" class="button primary">View Source Code</a>


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