Make a scanned PDF searchable in a WPS Office PDF
Add an invisible text layer to scanned pages so you can search and copy them. This works on the PDF WPS Office exported, so you do not need the original file.
How to do it
- 1.Open the PDF exported from WPS Office in MythosPDF.
- 2.Add the scanned PDF.
- 3.Download the searchable PDF.
How WPS Office writes PDFs
- • Export embeds subset TrueType fonts.
- • Layout is written line by line.
What that means when you make a scanned PDF searchable
- • Text edits in place in the embedded fonts.
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 WPS Office?
If you have the original WPS Office 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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