Make a scanned PDF searchable in a catalog PDF
Catalogs are big and change often. Update prices and descriptions in place, swap product photos, and compress the result for email. Add an invisible text layer to scanned pages so you can search and copy them.
How to do it
- 1.Open OCR PDF.
- 2.Add the scanned PDF.
- 3.Download the searchable PDF.
What people change in a catalog
- • Prices
- • Product names and codes
- • Product photos
- • Availability notes
- • Order contact details
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.
Big files
Catalogs full of photos are large. Balanced compression reduces them without touching the text.
Share one section
Extract or split the pages for one product line.
Questions people ask
+Does OCR change how the page looks?
No. The text layer is invisible.
+Can I update many prices?
Edit each one; use Compare at the end to review them all.
Other edits to a catalog
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