Search a scanned PDF in a scanned product datasheet from an office scanner
Make Ctrl+F work on scanned pages. Even office scans give the font match plenty to work with. Very coarse scans can be refused when the redraw would not be faithful.
How to do it
- 1.Open OCR PDF.
- 2.Add the scanned PDF.
- 3.Download it and search with Ctrl+F or ⌘F.
Scanning with an office scanner
- • Office multifunction printers scan at 200 to 300 dpi, often in grayscale or colour, and many can add a searchable text layer.
- • Pages fed through the document feeder can come out slightly skewed.
What people change in a product datasheet
- • Specification values
- • Part and model numbers
- • Revision number and date
- • Certifications list
Questions people ask
+Why does search find nothing now?
A scan is a picture of text. OCR adds the words as invisible text so search can find them.
+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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