Conveniently access "recognize text" feature?

[morganw4118444]

Hello,

I am using Acrobat Pro DC on a Macbook.  I receive batches of several PDFs at once via email and must always OCR one or two of them.  Most of the time I can simply right click in the body of the document and select "Recognize Text".  However, sometimes this command doesn't appear in the contextual menu.  Since I am unable to locate any part of the interface that actually contains this command, my only choice is to use the "Search tools" function and partially type the name of the command.  This is very inconvenient and I would like to either know some place the command can be accessed directly or some method of placing it in a "quick access" bar or some other interface element that would let me access this feature without having to search for it—preferably without having to navigate through multiple menu levels.

I am aware that there may be an option to OCR all documents automatically by default, but this would not be useful to me.

[Meenakshi Negi · Accepted solution]

Hi Morganw,

As you need quick access to the "Recognize Text", you can either add it to the toolbar at the top or in the tool-pane at right.

Please refer to the steps mentioned below to add the quick access tool in the toolbar at the top:

- Open the application and right click on the toolbar at the top.

- Select "Customize Quick Tools" from the list appears.

- In the customize quick tools window, go to Enhance Scans and click on it to expand the options available under that.

- Select "Recognize text in this file" and click on the arrow placed in an upward direction at the extreme right-hand side of that window.

- Then click OK at the bottom of that window to save the changes.

This will add the tool to the main toolbar at the top.

To add the tools in the tool-pane at the right-hand side, refer to the steps mentioned under "Create custom tools" in this help document Adobe Acrobat Workspace basics in Acrobat DC

Hope that helps.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Meenakshi