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SmallLaw: Making PDF Files Searchable

By Ross Kodner

Originally published on December 7, 2009 in our free SmallLaw newsletter. Another SmallLaw column, another Acrobat tip. Below you'll learn how to transform a piece of paper into a fully searchable, text-based PDF file. You can then search through these files using any desktop search software, litigation review software, or document management system, including many practice management systems with DMS capabilities. Also, you can copy and paste text from these documents into any other application. Both of these functions rely on OCR — optical character recognition. Acrobat's Succeeds Through a Less Is More Approach … The process of OCRing documents is hardly a new concept, yet it remains one dreaded by most legal staffers, often requiring a lot of manual labor...continue to full post

Full post as published by TechnoLawyer Blog on December 21, 2009 (boomark / email).