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OCR a printed document with Create PDF from Scanner

To scan and OCR a physical document:

  1. On the Home tab, in the Create group, click the PDF button, then From ScannerPDF from Scanner
  2. Choose the desired option: Good, High and Print Quality
    Note: You can also create and manage Scan Profiles
  3. In the Scan Settings dialog, select your scanner device
    Scan Settings
  4. Select the sheets to be scaned, and then specify the file’s destination
  5. In the PDF Output Settings section, configure the preferences for the document’s images
  6. Check Make document searchable to enable the OCR plugin, and click the Advanced button to set your preferences
  7. Click Scan to launch your default scanning software
  8. Click Scan to begin the scanning process (some scanner drivers require you to Close the dialog once the scan is complete)
  9. Click Finish option to end your scanning job, or select the Scan front of sheet two to continue scanning
  10. If you scanned multiple pages, clicking Finish will open the scanned document in Nitro PDF Pro

 

For more information, visit our OCR user guide. 

 

Last updated: July 23, 2026