Edit an ABBYY FineReader scan when the new text is longer

What happens when you edit an ABBYY FineReader scan when the new text is longer.

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How to do it

1.Drop your scanned PDF into MythosPDF. The words on each page become clickable boxes.
2.Click the first word, Shift+click to extend along the line, then double click or press Enter and type the new text.
3.Press Enter to apply the change, then Export PDF.

• The rest of the line moves along and keeps its word gap.
• If the line would run off the page, the edit is refused; it never wraps onto a new line.

• FineReader can save scans as searchable PDFs with a hidden text layer, which MythosPDF detects and updates.
• Scanning software saves the scanner's page images into a PDF, sometimes with an OCR text layer.
• Resolution and colour mode are whatever you chose in the scan settings.
• Scans at 300 dpi in grayscale or colour give the best results; hidden OCR layers are detected and updated.

+What if a word cannot be changed invisibly?

You get the exact reason, such as a stamp in the way or a font that could not be identified, instead of a smudged page.

+Do I need to convert the scan to Word first?

No. MythosPDF edits the scanned page itself. There is no conversion, so the page keeps its look.

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