Make a scanned PDF searchable in a Chrome Save as PDF PDF
Add an invisible text layer to scanned pages so you can search and copy them. This works on the PDF Chrome Save as PDF exported, so you do not need the original file.
How to do it
- 1.Open the PDF exported from Chrome Save as PDF in MythosPDF.
- 2.Add the scanned PDF.
- 3.Download the searchable PDF.
How Chrome Save as PDF writes PDFs
- • Chrome writes web fonts as Type3 fonts, often splitting one font into many small ones.
- • Letters are frequently placed one at a time.
- • Bold is sometimes imitated by outlining regular letters.
What that means when you make a scanned PDF searchable
- • MythosPDF regroups Chrome's split Type3 fonts into the real typeface and identifies it by its letter widths, so new text matches, imitated bold included.
What happens to the rest of the page
- • The scan image is kept as it is; the text layer is added on top.
- • Accuracy depends on scan quality.
Questions people ask
+Does OCR change how the page looks?
No. The text layer is invisible.
+Is it better to edit in Chrome Save as PDF?
If you have the original Chrome Save as PDF file and a lot to change, yes. For quick changes to the PDF itself, editing the PDF is faster and keeps it exactly as sent.
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