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Select FILE &gt; Export to Image or click CONVERT &gt; To Image. Choose the type of image and the page range (all pages, current page, a range of pages), and click OK. Set the color space, resolution, and other settings (depending on file type) from “Settings” in the Save As dialog box before you save the file.

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Q: How to make text searchable in PDF?

Open Adobe Acrobat and open the file. Click on &quot;Tools&quot; in the menu bar and select &quot;Enhance Scans.&quot; In the &quot;Enhance Scans&quot; dialog box, select the &quot;Recognize Text&quot; option. Choose &quot;In This File&quot; if you want to make the entire document searchable, or &quot;In Multiple Files&quot; if you want to select specific pages.

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How to make a PDF searchable without Acrobat?

Convert PDF to searchable Text file Go to Xodo's PDF to Text Converter. Upload your scanned PDF. Click on Convert. Download your Text document or save it to Google Drive or Xodo Drive.

How to convert PDF to searchable PDF?

To make a PDF searchable using Adobe Acrobat, you can follow these steps: Open Adobe Acrobat on your computer. Click Open. Find and select the document you want to make searchable, then click Open. Head to Tools and select Recognize Text. Press PDF Output Style Searchable Image. Select OK.

Can PDF A be searchable?

PDF/A files are generally searchable, unless the file was created from a scanned paper document or image. In the case of scanned documents, OCR can be used to create searchable text.

How do I save a PDF as non searchable?

Select FILE > Export to Image or click CONVERT > To Image. Choose the type of image and the page range (all pages, current page, a range of pages), and click OK. Set the color space, resolution, and other settings (depending on file type) from “Settings” in the Save As dialog box before you save the file.

How to OCR a PDF for free?

How To Do OCR on PDF for Free Import or drag & drop your file to our PDF OCR tool. Wait a few seconds while our OCR tech works its magic. Edit the PDF with our other tools if needed. Download or share your editable PDF file—done!

How to make text searchable in PDF?

Open Adobe Acrobat and open the file. Click on "Tools" in the menu bar and select "Enhance Scans." In the "Enhance Scans" dialog box, select the "Recognize Text" option. Choose "In This File" if you want to make the entire document searchable, or "In Multiple Files" if you want to select specific pages.

Why is my PDF not searchable?

Problem: Your PDFs Aren't Searchable. It may be that you can't search your PDFs because they don't have any text in them. For example, if your PDF is a scanned document, it's just a picture of a document. It doesn't have any actual text for Windows to index.