Google Drive: activate text recognition - how it works
Google Drive text recognition can be activated quickly and easily using so-called "OCR software". This feature comes with Google's cloud service, you just have to activate it.
Drive: activate text recognition - you have to do that
- Sign in to Google Drive and click the screw in the top right.
- Select the item "Upload settings" and click on "Convert text from uploaded PDF or image files".
- If you now upload an image or a PDF, this file is automatically displayed as text, which you can edit as you like.
PDF files are easy to edit in Google Drive. We will show you how in the next practical tip.