Make Text Searchable and Selectable in a PDF Using Adobe Acrobat (Easy OCR Fix)

Can’t highlight, copy, or search text in your PDF? That means it’s likely an image-only file, but don’t worry! In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to make text fully searchable and selectable using Adobe Acrobat’s OCR (Optical Character Recognition) feature. We’ll cover how to recognize text in scanned documents, add a real text layer, and save your file as a searchable PDF so you can finally find and copy the words you need.