How to Create a Searchable PDF Document

FineReader Sprint allows you to convert images to searchable PDF documents.

Images can be converted to PDF by using quick tasks. Simply import the images to convert and customize the export parameters if required. FineReader Sprint will do the rest.

However, quick tasks do not allow you to edit the resulting images or area markup, which you sometimes need to do to improve the quality of OCR. When handling complex multi-page documents or converting facing pages you may prefer manual operations to the quick task.

Follow these steps to convert images to PDF:

Import the images.
Analyze and recognize the images
By default, the software automatically analyzes the document structure and starts the recognition process. Start the recognition process manually if you have disables the default processing options or adjusted the detected areas. To do this, click Recognize in the main toolbar.
Export the results
Select a desired document export mode. See "Exporting Results" for more information about the export modes.

Click Export in the toolbar and then click PDF.

The above steps are described in greater detail in "Main Stages of Document Processing".

Tip: A variety of factors may affect the quality of OCR. For more information, see "Improving Recognition Results".