Searchable PDF

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Searchable PDF files keep the original scanned image for viewing, as well as OCR text in a hidden layer that can be used to search the document or highlight text for copy and paste operations.

Full OCR conversions too PDF that don't include the original image will never preserve the original formatting 100%, especially if there are a lot of images or complex document layout. Searchable PDF avoids this by keeping an image for viewing along with the text.

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