Is there a simple method to Recognize Text of PDF?

[mlondon88]

I'm on Mac, running latest versions of Acrobat Pro DC and macOS.

My workflow requires that I read thru a large number of PDFs, but I often come across documents that are not searchable.

I know how to open them in Acrobat, select the Enhance Scans, then Recognize Text, then set options, etc.

I'd like to find a way to be able to do this more quickly/easier.

Is there a way to create a Service or Action that would perform this task?

Is there a one-click solution within Acrobat Pro DC?

Thank you.

[Luke Jennings]

Tools> Action Wizard> Optimize scanned documents.

This can be applied to a file or folder of files.

I have not tried it, so I don't know how well it works.

Here is some additional information:

Adobe Acrobat Pro Action Wizard

[mlondon88 · Accepted solution]

Thank you Luke. Much appreciated.

For anyone interested, I found an indepth article for customizing the Action Wizard here:

Creating Actions using "Action Wizard" in Adobe® Acrobat® DC

[Meenakshi Negi]

Hello,

+Adding to the answer provided above.

Please refer to the following help document for more information on edit Scanned PDFs in Acrobat.

- How to edit scanned PDFs, turn off automatic OCR, Adobe Acrobat

Regards,

Meenakshi