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.