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Scanned PDF files often contain nothing but an image of
the page - their text can neither be searched nor
copied. In this tutorial, we set up a profile that
automatically makes new scans searchable using text
recognition.

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First, give the profile a meaningful name.

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On the Monitored folders page, select the folder where
your scanner saves its files. Every new PDF file placed
there is picked up automatically.

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Use the Add task button to add the task Make file
searchable.

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The task appears in the list - text recognition is now
basically ready to use.

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Enter a target folder where the searchable file should
be saved. The original remains untouched. If you do not
need a copy, you can have the original file overwritten
instead.

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Select the language of the document contents - it
determines how accurately the text is recognized. The
button next to it lets you install more than one
hundred additional languages.

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Very useful for scans: the option Correct page
orientation automatically turns rotated pages the right
way up. Skewed pages can also be straightened
automatically if needed.

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Files that already contain text are ignored by default
- this avoids unnecessary text recognition.
Alternatively, you can process such files anyway or
just copy them to the target folder.

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And that's it: from now on, the Automatic PDF Processor
automatically turns every new scan into a searchable
PDF file.