Scanned PDFs can be a major headache when you're trying to extract information. While the common fix is to search for an online OCR tool, you likely already have the solution sitting on your desktop.
If you're running Adobe Acrobat, you can bypass the internet entirely. With just a few clicks, you can use its built-in OCR to make any scanned document selectable. Let’s look at how to get this done without ever leaving your files.
- Open your scanned document saved as PDF.
- Press CTRL + A.
- Right-click and click "Recognize Text Using OCR" another window will open choose "All pages" and click the OK button. Wait for a few seconds/minutes to generate output. When generate output is done, you can now copy the text you want.
