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On 14/07/2024 01:49, Bill Powell wrote:
> I have a series of one-page images that are really images and not text even
> though they look like they're just a page of simple text in the same font.
> 
> Is there a way to easily OCR a PDF to actual text on Windows for free?


Theres a OCR reader / converter thing built in to MS Word (it might be 
called MS Lens?) if its any help, but a clear explanation of what you 
have and what you want might be more useful.

You say you have a series of one page images, which I assume are digital 
files and not bits of paper ?

If they are images, then they might be jpegs or something, but you dont say.


Or. they might be a .pdf, as you say you want to "easily OCR a PDF to 
actual text"

If they are .pdf then simply cut and paste ?