Can Foxit Reader do OCR?

Foxit Reader is one of the popular tools used by individuals to perform Optical character recognition (OCR) on scanned PDF files and images. When you have a scanned PDF file or image with text that you want to edit you will be forced to retype the text in a word document which will consume so much of your time.

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How do I OCR a document in Foxit?

How to Perform OCR on your PDF Using Foxit OCR Feature

Select “Home” and then click “Convert”. Select “OCR” then click on “Current File”.
To choose the output type, go to “Editable Text” to make the image text editable.
Click “OK” to begin the process.

Does Foxit Phantom have OCR?

Now PhantomPDF is ready to do OCR on your PDFs! You can perform OCR on the current file you have open or on multiple files. Choose a single language or multiple languages for your output. Even use the Quick OCR tool under the HOME/CONVERT tab to use the OCR settings you used previously, with just one click.

What is OCR in Foxit Phantom?

There are many ways to use the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool within Foxit PDF Editor but the most common ways include OCR-ing a scanned document or image. To perform the OCR feature on a scanned document: Step 1: Go to File > Create > From Scanner > Select Your Scanner > Make Searchable (run OCR)> Scan.

How do I convert a Foxit searchable PDF to text?

Recognize Text

Specify the page range to be OCRed.
Select the language (s) used in your document.
Choose the output type: Searchable Text Image: Makes the image text searchable.
Check Find All Suspects (Show all OCR results that may need to be changed.)
Click OK to start text recognition.

How do I convert PDF to OCR?

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.