Make a scanned PDF searchable in an employee handbook PDF
Handbooks need small, careful updates: a new holiday, a changed contact, a revised policy line. Make them in the PDF and keep a precise record of the changes. 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 an employee handbook
- • Policy wording
- • HR contacts
- • Holiday list
- • Effective date and version
- • Office addresses
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.
Publish a change log
Compare the new handbook with the previous version and share the result so staff see exactly what changed.
Mark drafts
Watermark drafts while they're under review, and remove the watermark by exporting from the unwatermarked copy.
Questions people ask
+Does OCR change how the page looks?
No. The text layer is invisible.
+Can employees acknowledge it?
They can sign the acknowledgement page with Sign.
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