Make a scan searchable in a scanned research paper
Last minute fixes to your own paper, like an author affiliation, a typo in a heading or a corrected figure caption, can be made directly in the PDF you're about to submit. Add an invisible text layer so you can search and select the words on scanned pages.
How to do it
- 1.Open OCR PDF.
- 2.Add the scanned PDF.
- 3.Download the searchable PDF.
What people change in a research paper
- • Author names and affiliations
- • Typos in text and captions
- • Acknowledgements
- • Contact email
Details
- • Up to 20 scanned pages are recognised at a time.
- • Pages that already have real text are skipped.
Questions people ask
+Does OCR change how the page looks?
No. The text layer is invisible and the scan stays as it is.
+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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