[Ham-Computers] Adobe Reader 9.2

[wa5cab at cs.com]

Gene,

Basically, all scanners output a graphic image.  Including your HP.  The 
software running on the scanner may (or may not) do OCR during image post 
processing.  According to the Acrobat 7 manual, the OCR (which it refers to as 
text) is stored in a different :layer".  When you run one of the search 
options, it's this layer that is searched.  The manual implies that the image 
layer is what's actually displayed.

Anyway, if the original PDF you had met certain requirements (Version 7 
says minimum resolution > 145 dpi (ppi)) your Version 9 should have been able 
to convert the file to searchable.

In a message dated 1/3/2010 11:44:04 AM Central Standard Time, 
erastber at tampabay.rr.com writes: 
> The file I was using was scanned as a graphic image and that is why I was 
> 
> unable to use the "find" feature.
> 
> I searched the Adboe site and came up empty for a solution; I also tried 
> all 
> the suggestions from the group.
> 
> Since there was only 14  pages involved, I scanned those pages using the 
> HP 
> scanning software and saved the pages as PDF files. Now, the search 
> function 
> works!
> 
> I wanted to use the search function to help trouble shoot the wiring on a 
> Globe Scout 680 ~ if I wanted to know how/what was connected to terminal 
> strip TS-1, I could search on "TS-1" and it will return all instances of 
> TS-1, thereby allowing me to check the connections to TS-1
> 
> WHEW!!
> 
> Just thought this info might be useful to others with the same problem. . 
> . 
> .
> 
> Thanks to all that offered help and Happy New Year to all.
> 
> 73
> Gene, WØQFC
> Spring Hill FL
> -

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