OCR to Insert Searchable Text

Learn how to make a scanned PDF document searchable using the OCR feature in pdfMachine ultimate. The video shows how text is initially not searchable, then demonstrates running OCR, and finally confirms the text can be successfully searched.

Steps in Video:

Start with a scanned PDF document opened in pdfMachine ultimate.

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Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader and attempt to search for text (like 'maurris'), demonstrating that no matches are found because the text is not yet searchable.

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Switch back to pdfMachine ultimate and navigate to the Tools menu.

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Select 'Run OCR' from the Tools menu to begin processing the scanned document and adding a searchable text layer.

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A message confirms that the OCR process is complete and invisible, searchable text has been added.

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Return to Adobe Acrobat Reader and successfully search for the same text ('maurris'), showing that the OCR process in pdfMachine has made the document searchable.

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OCR to Insert Searchable Text

Steps in Video:

Start with a scanned PDF document opened in pdfMachine ultimate.

Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader and attempt to search for text (like 'maurris'), demonstrating that no matches are found because the text is not yet searchable.

Switch back to pdfMachine ultimate and navigate to the Tools menu.

Select 'Run OCR' from the Tools menu to begin processing the scanned document and adding a searchable text layer.

A message confirms that the OCR process is complete and invisible, searchable text has been added.

Return to Adobe Acrobat Reader and successfully search for the same text ('maurris'), showing that the OCR process in pdfMachine has made the document searchable.