HOW-TO OCR A .

PDF FILE USING ADOBE ACROBAT PRO

(NOT All .PDF Files Can Be OCRd) Step 1: Open the .PDF file you wish to OCR in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Step 2: Click the Document menu. Step 3: Move mouse cursor to OCR Text Recognition. Step 4: Select Recognize Text Using OCR. Step 5: You will get the Recognize Text window options. Step 6: Pick what pages you would like to OCR: A. All Pages B. Current Page C. From Page # to ## Step 7: Click the OK button. Step 8: The progress bar below will be in the lower right hand corner until it completes.

Step 9: Use the Find text feature in Acrobat to search for text.

Step 10: Use the Previous and Next buttons to highlight the text you are searching for.

Final Step: Click File menu and choose Save As to save file with OCR and searchable text for future use.