OCR capabilities in Adobe Reader

My old computer crashed. I have a new Windows 8 machine. I've loaded Adobe Reader XI. My printer is and Epson Workforce 840. My old Windows 7 machine would scan a document and allow me select text from the scan. I can't figure out how to do this with my new machine and Adobe Reader XI. Can anyone help me? DnMarkODell

Thank you for the quick reply. I did more searching and found the additional software I needed. I'm up and arunning! Best Regards,Mark O'Dell
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