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Scan a paper document to PDF
You can create a PDF file directly from a paper document, starting within Acrobat and using your scanner. In
Windows XP, Acrobat supports TWAIN scanner drivers and Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) drivers.
If you need to convert large numbers of paper documents to PDF archives, consider purchasing Adobe Acrobat
Capture®.
Scan a paper document directly to PDF
1 In Acrobat, do one of the following:
• Choose File > Create PDF > From Scanner.
• Choose Document > Scan To PDF.
• Choose From Scanner from the Create PDF menu on the toolbar.
In the Acrobat Scan dialog box, select basic scanning options.
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Note: The Options button under Text Recognition And Metadata is not available unless Make Searchable (Run OCR)
is selected.
As needed, click Scanner Options and the two Options buttons to access advanced settings for your selected
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scanner, Optimization Options, and Recognize Text settings.
Note: If you specify that you want to use your scanner's native interface instead of the Acrobat interface, other windows
or dialog boxes appear. Consult the scanner manufacturer's documentation for more information on available options.
In Mac OS, the scanner's interface is always shown.
Click Scan.
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Click the Scan More Pages (Put Sheet N+1) option if you are scanning multiple pages (where N is the number of
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pages already scanned); click Scanning Complete and OK if you are finished scanning.
Optimize a scanned PDF
Open a PDF created from a scanned document.
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Choose Document > Optimize Scanned PDF.
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Select options in the dialog box, and click OK.
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