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How to make the scanned PDF or image PDF be editable with PDFelement?

If the file is a scanned PDF or an image, you need to perform OCR to convert it to an editable file. Then, you’ll be able to edit it.

For Windows:

  • Click the "Tool>OCR" button in the Ribbon bar, select the "Scan to editable text" mode. Then texts in PDF image can be edited after scanning.
  • Then click the "Change Language" button to choose the correct language of your PDF content. You can also click "Range" to choose an individual page or a set of pages for OCR.
  • Now click "Apply" to perform OCR. 

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For Mac:

  • Click "Tool" > "OCR Text Recognition" button. 
  • In the pop-up window, set "Document language", "Page Range", "Downsample To", and "Type setting".
  • Click the "Perform OCR" button. You can edit the texts after the process is finished.

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