How do I create searchable PDF's?

LAPIII · 10-25-2011, 04:04 PM

A PDF Searchable Image is a PDF Image Only document with the addition of a text layer beneath the image enabling text searchability.

Tinkster · 10-25-2011, 06:31 PM

Can you please explain what this is about?

LAPIII · 10-25-2011, 08:52 PM

PDF's created directly from a scan are non-searchable and I like to search my PDF's.

jefro · 10-25-2011, 08:58 PM

Convert images to text. Use an OCR program.

(images being not photos but real text that was included as an image and not ocr readable)

LAPIII · 10-25-2011, 09:08 PM

I did think of that, thanks, but I still want our searchable PDF for highlighting, annotating, bookmarking, ect.

Tinkster · 10-25-2011, 11:50 PM

And that's a problem how? In fact, if you get OCR done, and convert
the text to PDF you not only get a searchable PDF, you get a much
smaller one ....

LAPIII · 10-26-2011, 08:24 AM

Tinkster, what did you mean by this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinkster

you get a much smaller one ....

Tinkster · 10-26-2011, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Advice Pro

Tinkster, what did you mean by this:

Embedding an image of scanned text into a PDF will yield a PDF of
a rather large size. A PDF generated from text will be significantly
smaller.