Hello

I am told that nowadays "most" PDF sofware can do OCR on .PDF files, and then save a PDF file that is "searchable". i.e. The text inside the PDF can be searched.

FWIW my new Espon printer also comes with free scanning software ("Espon SmartScan") which allows you to create and save searchable .PDF files when you scan documents. So if I start with a non-searchable PDF, print it and then scan it, I can create a .PDF file whose text is searchable. This is incredibly useful, but it's obviously a waste of paper and ink!

But am I correct in thinking that Xara Designer Pro (v18) does not come with any ability to do OCR when it opens up a .PDF file?

If so, how can I create "searchable" PDF files - for free - if I start with a PDF that just contains an image?

With thanks

J