How do I make my documents
text-searchable?
When your document is scanned, it is initially stored in the computer as an image. The computer can't "read" any text that may be on this document because it is only a recording of colors at this point.
OCR makes it possible
To make the text recognizable, software called optical character recognition(OCR) has to be employed.
It is importantto note that a minimum of 200 dots per inch (DPI) is required for OCR to work. Once OCR is integrated with your scanned document, a computer is able to recognize characters, allowingit to pick apart words and phrases. Once that's done, your document can be stored in a system that allows you to search for each document by words and characters found in that document. When you sign up for OfficeDrop, your documents are scanned with OCR software, standard, and are easily searchable with our online storage interface.
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