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New PDF DC. How do I convert .TIFF files into searchable PDF?

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I am new PDF DC.

How do I convert .TIFF files into searchable PDF?

Thank You.

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

How to scan to PDF or convert JPEG / TIFF files to PDF:

  1. Within Acrobat, click on the Enhance Scans tool in the right pane.
     
  2. Choose from Select a File or Scan a Document, and click Start. You’ll be prompted to select a JPEG, TIFF, or other image for conversion, or presented with a document scanning view.
     
  3. Click on the Recognize Text icon, select a page range and language for text recognition, and click Recognize Text. Acrobat creates a layer of text in your PDF that can be searched — or copied and pasted into a new document.
     
  4. Click on the Correct Suspects icon (magnifying glass). Acrobat identifies suspected text errors and displays the image and text side by side.
     
  5. Correct mistakes as needed. Click Accept for each correction, and Done when the task is complete.

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Nancy OShea
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Community Expert
May 3, 2017

TIFFs are just image files.  What exactly do you mean by searchable?

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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May 3, 2017

Yes TIFF are image files that can be converted to PDF. Words can be searched in the converted PDF file.

Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
May 3, 2017

How to scan to PDF or convert JPEG / TIFF files to PDF:

  1. Within Acrobat, click on the Enhance Scans tool in the right pane.
     
  2. Choose from Select a File or Scan a Document, and click Start. You’ll be prompted to select a JPEG, TIFF, or other image for conversion, or presented with a document scanning view.
     
  3. Click on the Recognize Text icon, select a page range and language for text recognition, and click Recognize Text. Acrobat creates a layer of text in your PDF that can be searched — or copied and pasted into a new document.
     
  4. Click on the Correct Suspects icon (magnifying glass). Acrobat identifies suspected text errors and displays the image and text side by side.
     
  5. Correct mistakes as needed. Click Accept for each correction, and Done when the task is complete.
Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert