{"id":27,"date":"2019-06-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countrywideprocess.com\/blog\/how-to-scan-documents-to-pdf\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T05:04:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T05:04:34","slug":"how-to-scan-documents-to-pdf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countrywideprocess.com\/blog\/how-to-scan-documents-to-pdf\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Scan documents to PDF for eFiling Purposes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text parbase section\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Scan a paper document to PDF and use Acrobat to turn it into a smart, searchable PDF with selectable text.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_heading_0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header header-top\">\n<h2 id=\"scan_a_paper_document_to_pdf\" class=\"first-heading\">Scan a paper document to PDF<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_text_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>You can create a PDF file directly from a paper document, using your scanner and Acrobat. On Windows, Acrobat supports TWAIN scanner drivers and\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)<\/span>\u00a0drivers.\u00a0On Mac OS, Acrobat supports TWAIN and Image Capture (ICA).<\/p>\n<p>In Windows, you can either use the\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Autodetect Color Mode<\/span>\u00a0and let Acrobat determine the paper document\u2019s content type, or use other presets (<span class=\"uicontrol\">Black &amp; White Document<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Grayscale Document<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Color Image<\/span>, and\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Color Document<\/span>) based on your judgment. You can configure the scanning presets or use the\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Custom Scan<\/span>\u00a0option to scan with the settings of your choice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"note parbase section\">\n<div class=\"help-note\">\n<p><span class=\"help-note-title\">Note:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"uicontrol\">Preset<\/span>\u00a0scanning is available only for scanner drivers that support\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Hide Scanner\u2019s Native Interface<\/span>\u00a0mode. The scanning presets are not available on Mac OS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_text_2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>In Windows, if a\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">WIA<\/span>\u00a0driver is installed for your scanner, you can use the\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Scan\u00a0<\/span>button on your scanner to create a PDF. Press the\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Scan\u00a0<\/span>button, and then in Windows, choose\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Adobe Acrobat<\/span>\u00a0from the list of registered applications. Then, in the Acrobat scan interface, select a scanner and a document preset or\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Custom Scan<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_text_798195118\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>To scan a paper document to PDF using Acrobat, go to\u00a0<strong>Tools &gt; Create PDF<\/strong>. The\u00a0<em>Create a PDF from any format\u00a0<\/em>interface is displayed. Choose\u00a0<strong>Scanner<\/strong>\u00a0to see the options available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_text_580849227\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p><strong><em>On Windows:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image parbase section\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"to-helpx-image-resize \">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cq-dd-image\" title=\"Options for scanning a paper document to PDF\" src=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/content\/dam\/help\/en\/acrobat\/using\/scan-documents-pdf\/_jcr_content\/main-pars\/image\/scan_ui.png\" alt=\"Options for scanning a paper document to PDF\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption\">Create PDFs from Scanner interface; clicking the settings or gear icon shows all the settings for the selected option.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><small>\u00a0<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_text_1086197205\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p><strong><em>On Mac:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image parbase section\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"to-helpx-image-resize \">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cq-dd-image\" title=\"Options for scanning a paper document to PDF on Mac\" src=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/content\/dam\/help\/en\/acrobat\/using\/scan-documents-pdf\/_jcr_content\/main-pars\/image_1482873339\/Create-PDF-from-Scanner-Mac.png\" alt=\"Options for scanning a paper document to PDF on Mac\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption\">Create PDFs from Scanner interface; choose a scanner and then click Next to see the settings for the selected Scanner.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><small>\u00a0<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_heading_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header \">\n<h3 id=\"scan_a_paper_document_to_pdf_using_autodetect_color_mode_windows\">Scan a paper document to PDF using Autodetect Color Mode (Windows)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"procedure parbase section\">\n<div class=\"procedure\">\n<div class=\"proc_par proc_parsys\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Choose\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Create PDF<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Scanner<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Autodetect Color Mode<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"note parbase\">\n<div class=\"help-note\">\n<p><span class=\"help-note-title\">Note:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you want to append the document, which you&#8217;ll scan, to an existing file, do the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose the\u00a0<strong>Append to Existing File<\/strong>\u00a0check box.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;ve the files open in Acrobat, select an appropriate file from the drop-down list, or click\u00a0<strong>Browse<\/strong>\u00a0and then select an appropriate file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>If you want to scan multiple files into a PDF, click the\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/content\/dam\/help\/en\/acrobat\/using\/settings.png\" alt=\"setting icon\" title=\"settings icon\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" \/>\u00a0icon. The Custom Scan interface is displayed. Select the<strong>\u00a0Prompt to scan more pages<\/strong>\u00a0check box.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_1255725378\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Click\u00a0<strong>Scan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_1412583355\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>If prompted to scan more pages, select\u00a0<strong>Scan More Pages<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Scan Reverse Sides<\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>Scan Is Complete<\/strong>, and click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_heading_2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header \">\n<h3 id=\"scan_a_paper_document_to_pdf_using_a_preset_windows\">Scan a paper document to PDF using a preset (Windows)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"procedure parbase section\">\n<div class=\"procedure\">\n<div class=\"proc_par proc_parsys\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Choose\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Create PDF<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Scanner<\/strong>\u00a0&gt; [<em>document preset<\/em>].<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"note parbase\">\n<div class=\"help-note\">\n<p><span class=\"help-note-title\">Note:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you want to append the document, which you&#8217;ll scan, to an existing file, do the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose the\u00a0<strong>Append to Existing File<\/strong>\u00a0check box.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;ve the files open in Acrobat, select an appropriate file from the drop-down list, or click\u00a0<strong>Browse<\/strong>\u00a0and then select an appropriate file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>If you want to scan multiple files into a PDF, click the\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/content\/dam\/help\/en\/acrobat\/using\/settings.png\" alt=\"setting icon\" title=\"settings icon\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" \/>\u00a0icon. The Custom Scan interface is displayed. Select the<strong>\u00a0Prompt to scan more pages<\/strong>\u00a0check box.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Click\u00a0<strong>Scan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_1453608306\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>If prompted to scan more pages, select\u00a0<strong>Scan More Pages<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Scan Reverse Sides<\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>Scan Is Complete<\/strong>, and click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_heading_3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header \">\n<h3 id=\"scan_a_paper_document_to_pdf_without_presets\">Scan a paper document to PDF without presets<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"procedure parbase section\">\n<div class=\"procedure\">\n<div class=\"proc_par proc_parsys\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Choose\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Create PDF<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Scanner<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Default Settings<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>My Custom Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"note parbase\">\n<div class=\"help-note\">\n<p><span class=\"help-note-title\">Note:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you want to append the document, which you&#8217;ll scan, to an existing file, do the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose the\u00a0<strong>Append to Existing File<\/strong>\u00a0check box.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;ve the files open in Acrobat, select an appropriate file from the drop-down list, or click\u00a0<strong>Browse<\/strong>\u00a0and then select an appropriate file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>If you want to change the settings, click the\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/content\/dam\/help\/en\/acrobat\/using\/settings.png\" alt=\"setting icon\" title=\"settings icon\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" \/>\u00a0icon. The Custom Scan interface is displayed. Select scanning options as needed.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to scan multiple files into a PDF, select the<strong>\u00a0Prompt to scan more pages<\/strong>\u00a0check box.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"note parbase\">\n<div class=\"help-note\">\n<p><span class=\"help-note-title\">Note:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you specify that you want to use the\u00a0<strong>Show scanner&#8217;s user interface<\/strong>\u00a0instead of the Acrobat user interface, other windows or dialog boxes appear. Consult the scanner documentation information on available options. In Mac OS, the scanner user interface is always shown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_1456543443\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Click\u00a0<strong>Scan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_37265562\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>If prompted to scan more pages, select\u00a0<strong>Scan More Pages<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Scan Reverse Sides<\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>Scan Is Complete<\/strong>, and click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_heading_4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header \">\n<h3 id=\"optimize_a_scanned_pdf\">Enhance or optimize a scanned PDF<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"procedure parbase section\">\n<div class=\"procedure\">\n<div class=\"proc_par proc_parsys\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">Open a PDF created from a scanned document.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Choose\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Enhance Scans &gt; Enhance<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Scanned Document<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Select options in the Secondary toolbar &#8211; click the\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/content\/dam\/help\/en\/acrobat\/using\/settings.png\" alt=\"setting icon\" title=\"settings icon\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" \/>\u00a0icon and choose appropriate options in the Enhance Scanned PDF dialog box, and click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>For more information on the options displayed in the dialog box, see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/acrobat\/using\/scan-documents-pdf.html#optimize_scanned_pdf_dialog_box\">Enhance Scanned PDF dialog box<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_heading_5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header \">\n<h3 id=\"configure_scanning_presets_windows\">Configure scanning presets (Windows)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"procedure parbase section\">\n<div class=\"procedure\">\n<div class=\"proc_par proc_parsys\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Choose\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Create PDF<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Scanner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Select a preset:\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Autodetect Color Mode<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Black and White Document<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Color Document<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Grayscale Document<\/span>, or\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Color Photograph<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Click the\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/content\/dam\/help\/en\/acrobat\/using\/settings.png\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" \/>\u00a0icon next to the preset. Depending on your selection, the\u00a0<em>Custom Scan<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>Configure Predefined Settings for<\/em>\u00a0interface is displayed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">Adjust the settings as needed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_653961478\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>If you want to scan multiple files into a PDF, select the<strong>\u00a0Prompt to scan more pages<\/strong>\u00a0check box.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_1438526833\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Click\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Save Settings<\/span>\u00a0to save the preset, and then click the Cross button (<strong>X<\/strong>) to close.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_heading_6\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header \">\n<h3 id=\"scanning_options\">Scanning options<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_text_105477028\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>After you select a scanner, you can choose\u00a0or adjust its various scanning options as per your requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-container parbase section\">\n<div class=\"accordion-container \">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-par accordion-parsys\">\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Click here to see all the scanning options<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_heading_8\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header \">\n<h3 id=\"optimize_scanned_pdf_dialog_box\">Optimize Scanned PDF dialog box<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_text_3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>The\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Enhance Scanned PDF<\/span>\u00a0dialog box controls the image settings of how scanned images are filtered and compressed for the PDF. Default settings are suitable for a wide range of document pages, but you may want to customize settings for higher-quality images, smaller file sizes, or scanning issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-container parbase section\">\n<div class=\"accordion-container \">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-par accordion-parsys\">\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Click here to see all the image optimization options<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_header_403908916\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header \">\n<h3 id=\"recognize_text_settings_dialog_box\">Recognize Text &#8211; Settings dialog box<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"Document Language\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"help-variable\">\n<p class=\"text\"><span class=\"help-variable-title\">Document Language<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable-text\">\n<p>By default the OCR language is picked from default locale. To change the language, click Edit and choose a different language.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"Output\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"help-variable\">\n<p class=\"text\"><span class=\"help-variable-title\">Output<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable-text\">\n<p>Either Searchable Image or Editable Text and Images.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_heading_9\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header header-top\">\n<h2 id=\"scanning_tips\">Scanning tips<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_text_4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<ul>\n<li>Acrobat scanning accepts images between 10 dpi and 3000 dpi. If you select\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Searchable Image<\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">ClearScan<\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">PDF Output Style<\/span>, input resolution of 72 dpi or higher is required. Also, input resolution higher than 600 dpi is downsampled to 600 dpi or lower.<\/li>\n<li>Lossless compressions can only be applied to monochrome images.\u00a0To apply lossless compression to a scanned image, select one of these options under the Optimization Options in the Optimize Scanned PDF dialog box: CCITT Group 4 or JBIG2 (Lossless) for monochrome images. If this image is appended to a PDF document, and you save the file using the Save option, the scanned image remains uncompressed. If you save the PDF using Save As, the scanned image may be compressed.<\/li>\n<li>For most pages, black-and-white scanning at 300 dpi produces text best suited for conversion. At 150 dpi,\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">OCR\u00a0<\/span>accuracy is slightly lower, and more font-recognition errors occur; at 400 dpi and higher resolution, processing slows, and compressed pages are bigger. If a page has many unrecognized words or small text (9 points or smaller), try scanning at a higher resolution. Scan in black and white whenever possible.<\/li>\n<li>When\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Recognize Text Using OCR<\/span>\u00a0is disabled, full 10-to-3000 dpi resolution range may be used, but the recommended resolution is 72 and higher dpi. For\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Adaptive Compression<\/span>, 300 dpi is recommended for grayscale or RGB input, or 600 dpi for black-and-white input.<\/li>\n<li>Pages scanned in 24-bit color, 300 dpi, at 8-1\/2\u2013by-11 in. (21.59-by-27.94 cm) result in large images (25 MB) before compression. Your system may require 50 MB of virtual memory or more to scan the image. At 600 dpi, both scanning and processing typically are about four times slower than at 300 dpi.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid dithering or halftone scanner settings. These settings can improve the appearance of photographs, but they make it difficult to recognize text.<\/li>\n<li>For text printed on colored paper, try increasing the brightness and contrast by about 10%. If your scanner has the color-filtering capability, consider using a filter or lamp that drops out the background color. Or if the text isn\u2019t crisp or drops out, try adjusting scanner contrast and brightness to clarify the scan.<\/li>\n<li>If your scanner has a manual brightness control, adjust it so that characters are clean and well-formed. If characters are touching, use a higher (brighter) setting. If characters are separated, use a lower (darker) setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_header_1973873506\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header header-top\">\n<h2 id=\"Troubleshootscannerissues\">Troubleshoot scanner issues<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_text_903944107\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>For troubleshooting tips, see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/acrobat\/kb\/troubleshoot-scanner-issues-acrobat.html\">Troubleshoot scanner issues when scanning using Acrobat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_heading_10\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header header-top\">\n<h2 id=\"recognize_text_in_scanned_documents\">Recognize text in scanned documents<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_text_5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>You can use Acrobat to recognize text in previously scanned documents that have already been converted to PDF. Optical character recognition (OCR) software enables you to search, correct, and copy the text in a scanned PDF. To apply OCR to a PDF, the original scanner resolution must have been set at 72 dpi or higher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"note parbase section\">\n<div class=\"help-note\">\n<p><span class=\"help-note-title\">Note:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Scanning at 300 dpi produces the best text for conversion. At 150 dpi, OCR accuracy is slightly lower.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_heading_11\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header \">\n<h3 id=\"recognize_text_in_a_single_document\">Recognize text in a single document<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"procedure parbase section\">\n<div class=\"procedure\">\n<div class=\"proc_par proc_parsys\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">Open the scanned PDF.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Choose\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Enhance Scans<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Recognize\u00a0Text<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>In This File<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>The Recognize Text options are displayed in the Secondary toolbar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>In the Secondary toolbar, select a page range and language for text recognition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Optionally, click\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u00a0to open the Recognize Text dialog box, and specify the options as needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Click\u00a0<strong>Recognize Text<\/strong>. Acrobat creates a layer of text in your PDF that can be searched \u2014 or copied and pasted into a new document.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_heading_12\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header \">\n<h3 id=\"recognize_text_in_multiple_documents\">Recognize text in multiple documents<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"procedure parbase section\">\n<div class=\"procedure\">\n<div class=\"proc_par proc_parsys\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Choose\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Enhance Scans<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Recognize\u00a0Text<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>In Multiple File<\/strong>s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>In the Recognize Text dialog box, click\u00a0<strong>Add Files<\/strong>, and choose\u00a0<strong>Add Files<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Add Folders<\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>Add Open Files<\/strong>. Then select the files or folder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">In the\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Output Options<\/span>\u00a0dialog box, specify a target folder for output files, and filename preferences.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text_0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>In the\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Recognize Text &#8211; General Settings<\/span>\u00a0dialog box, specify the options, and then click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Acrobat creates a layer of text in your PDF that can be searched \u2014 or copied and pasted into a new document.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_heading_13\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header \">\n<h3 id=\"recognize_text_general_settings_dialog_box\">Recognize Text &#8211; General Settings dialog box<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"Document Language\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"help-variable\">\n<p class=\"text\"><span class=\"help-variable-title\"><span class=\"uicontrol\">Document Language<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable-text\">\n<p>Specifies the language for the OCR engine to use to identify the characters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"Output (PDF Output Style)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"help-variable\">\n<p class=\"text\"><span class=\"help-variable-title\"><span class=\"uicontrol\">Output (PDF Output Style)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable-text\">\n<p>Determines the type of PDF to produce. All options require an input resolution of 72 dpi or higher (recommended). All formats apply OCR and font and page recognition to the text images and convert them to normal text.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable parbase section\">\n<div class=\"indent_2\">\n<p><a name=\"Searchable Image\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"help-variable\">\n<p class=\"text\"><span class=\"help-variable-title\"><span class=\"uicontrol\">Searchable Image<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable-text\">\n<p>Ensures that text is searchable and selectable. This option keeps the original image, deskews it as needed, and places an invisible text layer over it. The selection for\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Downsample Images<\/span>\u00a0in this same dialog box determines whether the image is downsampled and to what extent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable parbase section\">\n<div class=\"indent_2\">\n<p><a name=\"Searchable Image (Exact)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"help-variable\">\n<p class=\"text\"><span class=\"help-variable-title\"><span class=\"uicontrol\">Searchable Image (Exact)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable-text\">\n<p>Ensures that text is searchable and selectable. This option keeps the original image and places an invisible text layer over it. Recommended for cases requiring maximum fidelity to the original image.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable parbase section\">\n<div class=\"indent_2\">\n<p><a name=\"Editable Text &amp; Images\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"help-variable\">\n<p class=\"text\"><span class=\"help-variable-title\"><span class=\"uicontrol\">Editable Text &amp; Images<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable-text\">\n<p>Synthesizes a new custom font that closely approximates the original, and preserves the page background using a low-resolution copy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"Downsample To\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"help-variable\">\n<p class=\"text\"><span class=\"help-variable-title\"><span class=\"uicontrol\">Downsample To<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variable-text\">\n<p>Decreases the number of pixels in color, grayscale, and monochrome images after OCR is complete. Choose the degree of downsampling to apply. Higher-numbered options do less downsampling, producing higher-resolution PDFs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_header\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"header header-top\">\n<h2 id=\"CorrectOCRtextinPDFs\">Correct OCR text in PDFs<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text parbase section\">\n<p><a name=\"main-pars_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>When you run OCR on a scanned output, Acrobat analyzes bitmaps of text and substitutes words and characters for those bitmap areas. If the ideal substitution is uncertain, Acrobat marks the word as\u00a0suspect. Suspects appear in the PDF as the original bitmap of the word, but the text is included\u00a0on\u00a0an invisible layer behind the bitmap of the word. This method makes the word searchable even though it is displayed as a bitmap.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note<\/strong>: If you try to select text in a scanned PDF that does not have OCR applied, or try to perform a\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Read\u00a0Out Loud<\/span>\u00a0operation on an image file, Acrobat asks if you want to run OCR. If you click OK, the\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\">Text Recognition<\/span>\u00a0dialog box opens and you can select options, which are described in detail under the previous topic.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"procedure parbase section\">\n<div class=\"procedure\">\n<div class=\"proc_par proc_parsys\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Choose\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Enhance Scans<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Recognize Text<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Correct Recognized Text<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Acrobat identifies suspected text errors and displays the image and text side by side in the Secondary toolbar. (All suspect words on the page are enclosed in boxes.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Click the highlighted object or box in the document, and then correct it in the\u00a0<strong>Recognized As<\/strong>\u00a0box in the Secondary toolbar. Click\u00a0<strong>Accept<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The next suspect is highlighted. Correct mistakes as needed. Click\u00a0<strong>Accept<\/strong>\u00a0for each correction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p><a name=\"step_par_text\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Click\u00a0<strong>Close<\/strong>\u00a0in the Secondary toolbar when the task is complete.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scan a paper document to PDF and use Acrobat to turn it into a smart, searchable PDF with selectable text. Scan a paper document to PDF You can create a PDF file directly from a paper document, using your scanner and Acrobat. 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