6.9.8 Searchable PDF

When the file format is PDF, the scanned data can be converted to a searchable PDF by automatically recognizing character strings contained in the document.

zConversion to searchable PDF may take extra time.

zIn the following documents, highlighted character strings cannot be set as a keyword. The scanner may fail to correctly recognize the following kinds of documents (characters) as text. However, by changing the color mode and/or improving the image quality for scanning, such documents may be successfully recognized.

z Handwritten documents

z Documents including smaller characters and scanned in low quality z Skewed documents

z Documents including texts written in italic characters

z Superscript/subscript letters and complex mathematical formulas

z Characters are written against an unevenly-colored or patterned background Example: Shaded characters

z Documents containing a lot of characters to which effects are applied Example: Characters to which effects such as Shadow and Outline are applied

zThe recognition time may be long for documents of complex layout as well as documents including unreadable characters (due to print-through, smudges, or skewed sheets) and containing text of uneven thickness or small black spots.

1.On the [Scan Settings] window, select the [Save] tab.

2.Press the [Text Recognition] button.

DThe [Text Recognition] window appears.

3.For [Searchable PDF], select [Yes].

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