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adwul62
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April 9, 2023
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Convert to PDF - auto save - no questions

  • April 9, 2023
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Acrobat Pro 2020

Select a number of image files (e.g. .png), the r-click convert to PDF

Right now: after conversion, Acrobat opens and shows each converted file in a separate tab
I need to save the files one after the other 

 

Q: is there a way to have the files converted, no further questions asked.

Meaning: they are saved automatically, Acrobat is not launched (or maybe just temporarily, immediate close thereafter)

 

Thanks.

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Bernd Alheit
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Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
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April 9, 2023

With the Action Wizard of Acrobat Pro create an action for this.

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adwul62Autor
Inspiring
April 9, 2023

Thanks. Correct me if I am wrong, I -think- it is not possible to run an action from the context menu(?)
I do not use FineReader, but know it has that option (Convert and OCR) in the context menu.

 

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adwul62Autor
Inspiring
April 10, 2023

Here's a tip to solve several issues: When you scan, save the files in the TIF format. When you bring TIF files in for conversion, they will automatically be processed in OCR. If you drag one file onto the Acrobat icon, it will convert and OCR. If you drag two or more, you will be asked if you want them all in the same file or saved as separate files. Answer that, and your work is done. However, this is done in alphabetical order. So if you've scanned a document and it is saved as "document.tif," "document (2).tif," "document (3).tif," the first page scanned will appear at the end of the PDF. You can either manually move it to the front OR add " (1)" to the first document. You're call.


Thank you! Created some TIF files and indeed it worked out fine. Settings for TIFF files:

 

 

Launch Acrobat and drag the .tif files into Acrobat.
(Note: when I drag the files onto the desktop icon, separate files are created, without OCR.)

 

Usually the scans are numbered like: name-01-date-time.ext, name-02-date-time.ext, etc. In my test #01 indeed shows up as first page.

TIF files are automatically OCR'ed. That's nice.


As for PNG: when doing the same with PNG, Acrobat will also ask whether I want to create 1 file, same as with TIF.

One file is created
(same as the context menu 'Combine Files in Acrobat')

 

I have two buttons in the toolbar.

1. performs OCR (click button and then click the following [ Recognize Text] button

2. plus a 'Save' button, bringing up the Save As... dialog. 

 

Regretfully I have not found an action that does both in 1 'go' , i.e. performs OCR (without addl click on the Recognize Text button) AND then saves the file automatically to 'Untitled'.pdf

 

Thanks again.

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