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johnlom
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March 5, 2019
Question

Acrobat DC doesnt recoginze text

  • March 5, 2019
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I have many .pdf files scanned with scan snap ix500 scanner.  When opening the files I am able to search on any word in the document to determine if it was converted via OCR.  When I select the "Edit document" tool in Adobe DC I get the message "no editable text in this document".  What am I missing?

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Bernd Alheit
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Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 27, 2019

Acrobat Standard or Pro?

    AkanchhaS8194121
    AkanchhaS8194121
    Legend
    March 27, 2019

    Hi johnlom

    Did you create this .pdf file using Adobe Acrobat "Create PDF" feature or directly through the Scanner itself? Ideally OCR is enabled by default, just to make sure you may check whether it is enabled or not?

    Open PDF in Acrobat>Run Edit Tool>Recognize Text checked

    Related Help link: Fix the OCR error Could Not Perform Recognition in Acrobat

    Thanks,

    Akanchha

    AkanchhaS8194121
    AkanchhaS8194121
    Legend
    March 28, 2019

    ++ as Bernd asked, this is really important to check whether you have got Acrobat Std or Pro DC. Your Adobe account shows you have got both.

    Note: "Edit PDF" feature uses "Editable Text & Images" type of OCR which is not available in Acrobat Standard.

    Thanks,

    Akanchha

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    johnlomAuthor
    Participant
    April 2, 2019

    I have DC Standard.

    Thanks,

    John

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