Get Editable Text from Scanned Documents in Adobe Acrobat
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Ever faced the frustration of trying to copy text from a scanned document, only to find that your PDF won't let you? It's a common headache when you're working with scanned files, and many people think you need an internet connection and an online tool to fix it.
Good news! You actually don't need to go online or use a free OCR (Optical Character Recognition) service to extract that text. If you already have Adobe Acrobat installed on your PC, there's a simple, offline way to do it.
No need for internet or uploads—just a few clicks, and you can transform that uncopyable text into editable content. Let's find out how!
- 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.
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