Creating Searchable PDFs

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Creating Searchable PDFs

You can create searchable PDF files in the same process as performing OCR. This feature requires one of the following license configurations:

OCR (ExperVision OpenRTK) + OCR ExperVision PDF add-on

ABBYY FineReader license for CloudNine™ LAW

 

 

After the searchable PDF files are created, those records will have:

An associated image file.

A text file containing the OCR text of the document.

An .OCR file that contains coordinates for on-image hit highlighting in Storm and IPRO.

A PDF+ file. The PDF+ file is the searchable PDF.

 

InfoIconTo Configure OCR for Searchable PDF

Prior to creating the searchable PDF files, verify that the required settings are selected.

 

1.In the main window, on the Tools menu, click Options and then click the OCR tab.

2.In the OCR Engine list select either ExperVision OpenRTK or ABBYY FineReader.

3.Set the Output Format to Adobe PDF (w/Hidden Text) or Adobe PDF/A (w/ Hidden Text). PDF/A is only available if the ABBYY FineReader engine is selected.

4.If necessary, select Create PDF thumbnails. Use this setting to set the visibility property of the thumbnails when opening the PDF file in Adobe Acrobat. If this setting is checked, the thumbnails will be viewable automatically in Adobe Acrobat; otherwise, the thumbnails will be hidden under the Pages tab in Adobe Acrobat.

5.Click OK.

 

InfoIconTo Export Searchable PDF Files

1.On the Tools menu, click Export Utility and then click the Formats/Documents tab.

2.In the Formats list, select PDF Conversion.

3.Select Multi-Page.

Multi-Page selected on the Formats/Documents tab

 

Note

The single-page option creates single-page PDF files that are not searchable.

The "Include Full Text" option does not need to be selected.

Provided the previous instructions were followed and the Output Format on the Options tab of the Export Utility is set to "PDF" (and not "PDF (Image Only)"), LAW will export searchable PDF files.

 

4.Set the remaining export options according to the specifications for the project. See Export Utility Overview for additional information about the Export Utility.

For more information on PDF export options, see PDF Conversion.