Creating searchable pdf

The text recognition process will proceed page by page. Please note that for a very long document the process may take several minutes to complete.

The Recognize Text dialog box opens for adding the files or folders of documents to be made text-searchable. When all the files or folders are added, click OK to start the text-recognition process.

If numerous files or folders are selected, text-recognition processing may take quite a long time. When all the pages in all documents are processed, try the same search to verify that each document now is text-searchable. Appellate Filer Registration. Clerk's Office Directory. Electronic Payment Instructions. Fee Schedule. Depending on the type of file being converted, the authoring application opens automatically, or a progress dialog box appears.

If the file is in an unsupported format, a message appears, telling you that the file cannot be converted to PDF. This method is best for small, simple files, such as small image files and plain text files, when the balance between file size and output quality is not important. You can use this technique with many other types of files, but you cannot adjust any conversion settings during the process.

Drag the file icons onto the Acrobat application icon. Or Windows only drag the files into the open Acrobat window. If a message appears saying that the file could not be opened in Acrobat, then that file type cannot be converted to PDF by the drag-and-drop method. Use one of the other conversion methods for that file. If the Clipboard is empty, the command is disabled. This process can be useful for creating a one-page PDF.

You can create multiple PDFs from multiple native files, including files of different supported formats, in one operation. This method is useful when you must convert a large number of files to PDF.

Note : When you use this method, Acrobat applies the most recently used conversion settings without offering you access to those settings. If you want to adjust the conversion settings, do so before using this method. In the Output Options dialog box, specify your target folder and filename preferences, and then click OK. Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy. User Guide Cancel. Convert a file to PDF using Acrobat menu commands.

Click Open to convert the file to a PDF. Drag-and-drop to create PDFs.