Converting Scanned PDFs to Editable Microsoft Word Documents using Abbyy FineReader - Tutorial

In this video from the Accessibility Guy channel, Shawn Jordison walks you through how to convert a scanned PDF into an editable Microsoft Word document using Abbyy Finereader. With a 72-page scanned document as an example, he demonstrates how to use the OCR editor to recognize the text and images, validate and edit the text, and fix misspellings. He also shows how to apply alternate text to images, reorder the fields to maintain reading order, and clean up the document in Word. By the end of this video, you'll have a step-by-step guide to help you turn any scanned PDF into an accessible and editable document

00:00 - Introduction to the Accessibility Guy channel
00:04 - Using Abbyy Finereader to convert a scanned PDF to Word
00:08 - Loading the PDF into the OCR editor
00:13 - Cleaning up the file in the OCR editor
00:54 - Applying alternate text to the signature image
01:41 - Fixing a poorly scanned text in a table
02:27 - Copying and pasting text for easier editing
04:18 - Saving the file as a Microsoft Word document
04:39 - Previewing the Word document and cleaning it up
05:00 - Conclusion and thanks for watching.

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