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How to extract text from pdf on Windows? It is a scanned PDF
Hi everyone, I have several scanned PDF files that I need to extract text from. Some PDFs allow me to select and copy the text directly, but others seem to be scanned documents or locked in a way th...
Microsoft Word includes built-in OCR functionality that allows you to extract text from scanned pdffiles, enabling you to recognize text in scanned documents without the need for additional software.
How to Extract Text from Scanned PDF
- Open the software
- Click the File menu, select Open, and then choose the PDF file you want to scan
- Confirm the prompt displayed by the system
- The program will perform automatic OCR analysis on the file's content
- Edit the recognized text, or save the file in Word format
Once loaded, the application can run offline and successfully extract text from scanned PDFs. Please note that Microsoft Office must be installed; while Windows comes with a version that offers a one-month trial, it is not available for free.
Pros
- Built-in OCR functionality; no need to install additional tools
- Text extraction can be performed offline after loading
- Recognized text can be edited directly
Cons
- Requires Microsoft Office to be installed
- Recognition results are subpar for PDFs with complex layouts