You can scan
a document and save the text in a searchable PDF. In a searchable
PDF, text is recognized using Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
and then embedded in the scanned original.
Note: The
required Epson Scan 2 OCR Component is installed automatically when
you install your product software from the CD included with your
product. If you are downloading your product's software, you must
download and install the required Epson Scan 2 OCR Component to
scan using OCR with Epson Scan 2. Select Epson Software Updater in the Windows
Start menu or Mac Epson Software folder, and select the
component and PDF extension files to download and install
them.
- Load your original in the product for scanning.
- Start Epson Scan 2.
- Select your scan settings.
- Click Preview and adjust the area you want to scan, if necessary.
- Select Searchable PDF as the Image Format setting.
- Select Options from the Image Format list. You see this window:
- Select any of the options on the General tab.
- Select the Text tab.
- Make sure the language used in the document text is selected as the Text Language setting.
- Click OK.
- Confirm the File Name setting and select a Folder setting for your document.
- Click Scan. The scanned image is saved as a searchable PDF.
