Converting a Scanned Image to a Searchable PDF File (When Using ScanSnap Cloud)

When an image is in a PDF format, it can be converted to a searchable PDF file by performing text recognition on the text.

To use ScanSnap Cloud, you must sign in to a ScanSnap account.

For regions where ScanSnap accounts can be used, refer to here.

Windows

Display the Scan Window of ScanSnap Home on the computer.
- To Display the Scan Window
Select [Open ScanSnap Home] in the menu that appears when you click at the top of the scan window to display the Main Window (When Using ScanSnap Cloud).
Click , which is displayed next to the [Open scan window] button at the top of the main window, in order to switch the view of the main window.
In the Content Data Record List View (When Using ScanSnap Cloud), select a content data record with an image to be converted to a searchable PDF file.

You can select multiple content data records with the same document type and linked cloud service, and convert them to searchable PDF files all at once.
Select [Convert to Searchable PDF] in the menu that appears when you right-click the selected content data record.

Text on an image are recognized and a searchable PDF file is saved.

macOS

Display the Scan Window of ScanSnap Home on the computer.
- To Display the Scan Window
Select [Open ScanSnap Home] in the menu that appears when you click at the top of the scan window to display the Main Window (When Using ScanSnap Cloud).
Click , which is displayed next to the [Open scan window] button at the top of the main window, in order to switch the view of the main window.
In the Content Data Record List View (When Using ScanSnap Cloud), select a content data record with an image to be converted to a searchable PDF file.

You can select multiple content data records with the same document type and linked cloud service, and convert them to searchable PDF files all at once.
Select [Convert to Searchable PDF] in the menu that appears when you click the content data records while holding down the [control] key on the keyboard.

Text on an image are recognized and a searchable PDF file is saved.

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