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How to Use Foxit OCR Feature

Did you just realize that your scanned PDF needs some editing? Common mistakes happen like forgetting to edit our documents as expected before we can scan them. For instance you're required to submit a document with certain number of pages to a client or a colleague and after you have scanned your document you notice you didn't do it. However, this should not cause you to panic. All you need to do is make your scanned PDF editable. You can do this by using of Foxit PhantomPDF that is built with OCR feature. This article will tell you how to use Foxit OCR feature on Windows and Mac.

Part 1Foxit PhantomPDF vs PDFelement in OCR PDF

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Turn scanned PDF into editable files with great output quality, and supports over 20 languages

Turn scanned PDF into editable file with OCR

Edit Text and Images

Add text, link, and image to PDF file, change text color, font, align, line space and so on

Edit the properties of text and images in PDF file

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Work well with Windows, Mac and iOS

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Part 2How to Perform PDF OCR Using Foxit and Foxit on Mac Alternative

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1. With Foxit PhantomPDF, first select Home then click "Convert". Continue to tap on "OCR" then click on "Current File".

2. To choose the output type, get to "Editable Text" to make the image text editable. You may make the image text searchable by checking on "Searchable Text Image" option.

3. Thereafter click "OK" to distinguish your document. A recognition text process bar appears showing the progress.

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Step 1. Open PDF File
Click on the "Open File" button at the bottom of the program. From the files shown in the window that pops up, click on "Open" to get your files.

Step 2. OCR PDF on Mac
After you've opened your PDF file with PDFelement, a "Perform OCR" option appears on the top. Click on it then choose the language for your recent PDF file so you can notice it better.

Step 3. Edit PDF (Optional)
Simply click the "Edit" button on the toolbar and choose how you want to edit your PDF.

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Published: Apr 08,2016 11:42 am / Updated: Nov 24,2016 14:44 pm

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