How to Make PDF files searchable?

I am scanning hundreds of Meeting Minutes into PDF files. How do I make sure they are searchable so that I won't have to create a separate index? I prefer to let the reader type a word in the "Search" box. Thanks.

You're right. Fortunately there is an OCR in my scanning software, so I tested one PDF file I had already scanned, and yes it was searchable. Apparently not all PDF files I see are searchable because whoever scanned those files did not have OCR in their scanning software. I am now glad I spent a fortune on my Epson scanner.

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