How to Edit a Scanned PDF?

Part 1: Comparison between Scanned PDF and Printed File

In the digital age, it is convenient for us to save the digital information. Many e-books, product instructions, reports and emails are transferred and saved as PDF. On the one hand, PDF is a safe way to save information; one the other hand, it save storage space. Compared with the printed file, the PDF file has these advantages:

Easy to transfer: The PDF files can be saved in the USB flash drive and the mobile hard disk and then taken anywhere. But it is not convenient to take dozens of the printed files.

Safe: The PDF files can be saved in the cloud, and dependent from the external environment. The files can be normally used and saved under network. But the printed files are easily lost, and they are hard to recover.

Easy to modify: Compared with the printed file, the PDF file is easy to be modified, adjusted and viewed.

Given to the advantages of PDF, many people take PDF as the first choice. How if you want to edit the scanned PDF file? Next, we will show you how to edit a scanned PDF.

Part 2: How to Edit a Scanned PDF?

Convert PDF to Word with Renee PDF Aide

If there are many images on the PDF files, it is not easy to edit the PDF file. Next, we will show you how to use the professional software, Renee PDF Aide, to edit a scanned PDF.

① What is Renee PDF Aide?

Renee PDF Aide is the software that supports to edit PDF and convert PDF. With utilization of the advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology, it can convert PDF to Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Image/HTML/TXT and the other common formats. You can designate the specific pages to be converted at the speed of 80 pages/min. Besides, it can repair the damaged PDF files, compress PDF files to shorten the loading time, merge several files into one and rotate the file position. En/decryption and watermark are allowed to add for PDF files, too.

What’s more, Renee PDF Aide supports English/French/German/Spanish/Portuguese/Chinese/Korean/Japanese. Under the mode of OCR, it can greatly improve the accuracy of character recognition. Even though you are a new user, you can use this software easily.

② How to edit a scanned PDF?

There are two functions of Renee PDF Aide. You can not only basically edit PDF, but also convert PDF to the other formats. The followings are more details.

Steps:

Step 1: Download and install Renee PDF Aide. Open the software and get into [Convert PDF].

Step 2: Select [Word] at the top menu and then click on [Add Files] to select the target PDF file. Next, check the option [Enable OCR] to improve the character recognition.

Step 3: Click on [Convert] to convert the format.