Tutorial - How to Extract Text from Scanned PDF (PDF OCR)?
The only two things you'll need:
- The scanned PDF files you want to extract.
- A PDF OCR Software.
We all know that you can easily convert PDF to editable text for easy revise, but what if the PDF consists of images & Scanned documents only? All Free OCR is a great tool to deal with this - it not only extracts text from images, but from scanned PDF. No more retyping!
step 1. download and run pdf ocr software
Click here to download PDF OCR Software and install it. Double-click the icon to launch the program.Step 2. Input PDF
Launch Advanced OCR Free and click "OCR" tab. Click "Load PDF" to choose the PDF file you want to convert and click "OK" to input it to the program window.
Step 3. Start OCR
When the file on the preview window, click "Zoom out/Zoom in/Fit Width/Fit Page" to get a better view of the file. The bigger the preview, the more accurate result text you get. Thus, we suggest you zoom in as much as possible. Use "Previous/Next" to preview the pages one by one. Click "OCR" and you'll get the text extracted from the PDF file.
Step 4. Save text
The extracted text will display in the text window in several seconds. You can find some documents tools on the right top. "Clear Text Window" is to delete all of the text and there is "Remove Line Breaks" button for easier editing. You can also click "Copy all Texts to Clipboard" to copy text in order to place it into the application of your choice. Click "Export Text into Microsoft Word" to output the extracted text in Word, then you can save it as Word document. To save the extracted text as *.txt, click "Save Text".
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