Click the OK button to start the ocr process.Īcrobat will process the bitmapped pages. Click the OK button to return to the Recognize Text dialog box.ħ. The lower the downsampled resolution, the faster the processing, but the less-accurate will be the character recognition. When Acrobat performs ocr, it reduces the resolution of the image to speed up the processing. Pick a resolution to which Acrobat can reduce the image when doing the ocr. Select a language to be used in the ocr conversion.Īcrobat 7 provides a list of a dozen or so languages from which you may choose.Ħ. Formatted Text & Graphics - Acrobat replaces each full-page image with real text and line art, doing its best to match the original font.5.Searchable Image (Compact) - Acrobat creates a searchable image, but uses a faster and slightly less-accurate ocr method.Searchable Image (Exact) - Acrobat creates a searchable image using a very accurate algorithm to convert the text.In the PDF Output Style popup menu, select the type of conversion you want Acrobat to perform. Most of the time, you will probably choose All pages.Īcrobat will present you with the Recognize Text Settings dialog box, on the next page.Ĥ. Choose the radio button corresponding to the pages you want converted to a searchable image.

With the scanned document open, select Document>Recognize Text Using OCR>Start.Acrobat will present you with the Recognize Text dialog box.Ģ. To convert a pdf image document to a searchable image or to text and graphics, do the following:ġ.

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