OCR with Adobe Reader: Convert PDF to text

The so-called OCR function converts PDF into text. You can easily do this in Adobe Reader, as this practical tip shows you.

Adobe Reader: OCR - this is how the conversion from PDF to text works

1. Start the Adobe Reader as usual.
2. Then click on "File"> "Open" at the top of the program and select the relevant document.
3. To expand the tool menu on the right, click on the arrow pointing to the left, or alternatively on "Tools".
4. Select the "Edit PDF file" option there and wait for the process to finish.
5. To convert the PDf file into a text document, choose File> Save As and enter a name for the document. Under "File type" you can choose any file extension, preferably ".txt" for text files.
6. After you click "Save", the PDF file will be converted to text.

This practical tip is based on Adobe Acrobat 2015 under Windows 7. In the next practical tip, you will learn how to compare PDF files.