Make a scanned PDF searchable in a meeting minutes PDF
Minutes are circulated as PDFs and corrected before approval. Fix a name, a decision or an action item's owner without regenerating the document. 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 meeting minutes
- • Attendees and apologies
- • Decisions and wording
- • Action items, owners and due dates
- • Next meeting date
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.
Keep a record of corrections
Compare the corrected minutes with the circulated draft so the chair can approve the exact changes.
Add the chair's signature
Once approved, the chair can sign the minutes with Sign.
Questions people ask
+Does OCR change how the page looks?
No. The text layer is invisible.
+Can I add an action item?
Yes. Add a line with Shift+Enter or insert a table row.
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