Software to Convert Scanned PDF to Editable Text

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The discussion centers on the need for software capable of converting scanned PDF files, which contain images of text, into editable text formats. Participants emphasize the necessity of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to achieve this conversion. Users report issues with existing PDF to Word converters, which fail to properly extract text from image-based PDFs, resulting in unwanted artifacts like dots after words. The consensus is that OCR software is essential for transforming scanned documents into editable formats.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology
  • Familiarity with PDF file formats and their characteristics
  • Basic knowledge of text editing software, such as Microsoft Word
  • Experience with image processing concepts
NEXT STEPS
  • Research popular OCR software options, such as Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and ABBYY FineReader
  • Learn about the limitations and capabilities of OCR technology
  • Explore techniques for improving OCR accuracy and text extraction
  • Investigate alternative methods for converting image-based PDFs to editable formats
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This discussion is beneficial for anyone needing to convert scanned documents into editable text, including educators, students, and professionals working with archival materials.

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Can anybody tell me the software name which changes a pdf file(text mode) which has been scanned and kept in pdf format

actually i want to modify the data in that image

ie one textbook has been scanned and that is put in pdf format
I changed it into word with the converters(pdf to word) but even i can't able to modify the data in that.because it is coming in image form only


i want the software for that in internet
 
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The only thing I've ever heard of similar to this is OCR when you scan an image to a text file. There may very well be something that converts a "picture" .pdf file back to a text format.
 
You'll need OCR as said.

If it's I am the form of a bitmap/image, you can't convert it back directly.
 
thank you all
i tried that also
but all the text that has converted is having dots after each worr


looks irritating to see i can't modify that dot by deleating it
 

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