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Convert text documents (.docx), spreadsheets (.xlsx), images (.jpeg), and presentations (.pptx) into editable PDFs (.pdf) and vice versa.

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You can upload documents in PDF, DOC/DOCX, RTF, JPEG, PNG, and TXT formats and start editing them immediately or convert them to other formats.

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Select the necessary format and download your file to your device or export it to your cloud storage. pdfFiller supports Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, and OneDrive.

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Review the documents you are about to convert and exclude the pages you don’t need. This way, you can compress your files without losing quality.

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Safeguard your sensitive information while converting documents. Set up a password and lock your document to prevent unauthorized access.

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How to Convert Scanned PDF

With pdfFiller you can add text, dates and checkmarks to scanned PDF documents and convert them to Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats. To get started, upload a form to your account. Any PDF document is instantly editable in pdfFiller. In the main toolbar, select the ‘Text’, ‘Date’, ‘Cross’, ‘Check’ or ‘Circle’ button and click where you’d like to place text, dates or checkmarks.

To change the position of your text, date or checkmark, click the arrow icon in the mini toolbar above. While holding down the mouse button, drag the content where you’d like to place it. Change its size by using the tree icons above or selecting from the drop-down list in the formatting toolbar. You can underline, italicize or make your text bold.

You can also change the font type and text color by choosing them from their respective drop-down lists in the formatting toolbar.

After you’ve finished editing your document, click on the orange ‘Done’ button at the right top corner of the screen.

A page offering you to save your document will appear. To convert a scanned PDF to another format, navigate to the ‘Export’ tab and select ‘Save As Word’.

Next, select the format you want to convert a scanned PDF to, place it where you want to save it and press the orange ‘Save As’ button.

You can also convert a PDF scan directly from your documents. To do this, select the necessary document in the ‘My Documents’ folder and click the ‘Save As’ button in the menu on the right. Then, the procedure will be the same.

How to Convert a Scanned PDF?

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To convert a scanned PDF to Word, Excel or PowerPoint, upload your document using pdfFiller's uploader.

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Choose the 'Text' button in the 'Edit' tab and begin typing. You can place text by moving the text box.

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You can also add dates and checkmarks to any scanned PDF file.

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Click the 'Done' button to save your document.

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To convert a PDF document to another format, select ‘Save As Word’ in the ‘Export’ tab.

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Select a format and destination and click the ‘Save As’ button.

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How do I convert a PDF to a searchable PDF for free?

To start, Click on Choose File to select your PDF file. Under Options, Choose the Language of the PDF document. Click on Start which will upload your file and start the OCR process. Start button becomes Download button when the process is finished. Click on Download to start downloading the resulting PDF to your device.

How do I make a PDF not searchable?

Whatever the reason, the easiest way to create non-searchable PDF files is to use the PDF Image Only file save option with Win2PDF. This will save all text in the document being printed as an image, so that it can't be searched or indexed by search engines.

What is the difference between a PDF and a searchable PDF?

PDF is a universal format that can contain different types of information. A PDF file can contain graphics, text, or both. A searchable PDF, by contrast, contains actual text that machines can read, rather than an image of the text.

How do I convert a scanned Word document to PDF?

How to convert Word to PDF Click the Select a file button above or drag and drop your Word doc into the drop zone. Select the RTF, TXT, DOCX or DOC file you want to convert into the PDF format. Watch Acrobat automatically convert the file. Sign in to download or share your converted PDF.

How do I scan a document and convert it to PDF?

So go ahead and tap scan. This will open up your camera view and what you can now do is find theMoreSo go ahead and tap scan. This will open up your camera view and what you can now do is find the documents that you would like to have scanned. Simply snap a picture of that document.

How to convert scanned document to PDF in Adobe?

Scan a paper document to PDF in Acrobat From the global bar, select Create, then choose Scanner. Choose the scanner to view the options available. Choose the settings as mentioned below, then select Scan. If prompted to scan more pages, select Scan More Pages, Scan Reverse Sides, or Scan Is Complete, and select OK.

How to convert scanned document to PDF on PC?

To convert a scanned document to PDF in Windows 10 using Adobe Acrobat, follow these steps: Step 1: Launch Adobe Acrobat on your computer. Step 2: In the toolbar, click the "Create PDF" button. In the next window, choose the "Scanner" option and select your scanner from the list of available devices.

How to convert scanned PDF to readable PDF?

Open a PDF file containing a scanned image in Acrobat for Mac or PC. Click on the “Edit PDF” tool in the right pane. Acrobat automatically applies optical character recognition (OCR) to your document and converts it to a fully editable copy of your PDF. Click the text element you wish to edit and start typing.