Other options to convert scanned-document PDF into text?

I often get PDF files where the document was scanned in as an image. I'm wasting time having to re-type these. I found a way online to let Google do a conversion but it is slow (link below if you're curious). What are some other options for converting this type of PDF into real text?
http://www.labnol.org/software/convert-scanned-pdf-images-to-text-with-google-ocr/5158/

Well, at first I read your reply and thought .... sheesh, this is in the RTM category. I found the OCR command in the drop-down menu and ran it. I watched it going from page to page and heard a lot of disk activity. Then I started looking for the output. I checked to see if it had dumped the results into the Clipboard, but no. I ran a search of the hard drive for any file created today. Again no apparent output. The help instructions in Acrobat Pro 9 regarding OCR don't really say anything about where to find the output. Where should I look?

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Hi Anthony
If you already have a scanned image, choose File > Create > PDF from File, and select the JPEG or other file you want to convert.
Choose View > Tools > Text Recognition.
Click the 'In This File' option in the Text Recognition panel that opens at the right.
Designate desired pages and click OK. Acrobat automatically applies OCR to the scanned document or image.
Use the OCR Suspects tool to search for and fix any misspellings.
You may also visit Getting Started: Converting Scanned Documents into a PDF File | Acrobat X | Adobe TV for visual demo.

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Hi betsypoo777,
I'm not sure that I follow. Do you have a PDF file that you want to convert to an image format? Or are you just having trouble opening your image files in the right application?
Please provide a few more details about what's happening, and we'll see what we can do to sort things out.
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Hi All,
The client has the requirement to attach the scanned document (PDF) to a specific batch for documentation and legal audit purpose. Is this possible in SAP?
I did some research, but I could not find any place in MSC2N (batch) to attach the document. I know that it is possible to attach the document in Material Master and BOM but not in batch.
The option that I am considering is to create a batch characteristics to house the SAP document number. Then we would have to create some custom program where-in user can search batch info and simply click on the link for document number and see the scanned document.
Please help to provide some suggestions on this requirement.
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Would you also happen to know how I convert images I enter into a PDF into text? (I can't use OCR if text already exists on that page of the document)

Hey SinNombre,
Could you please specify in detail what exactly do you wish for.
Let me know what version of Acrobat are you using.
Please tell me what exactly do you mean by saying convert 'images to text'. What happens when you try running OCR?
Hope to hear from you.
Regards,
Anubha

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je veux convertir un document pdf en word, texte en anglais. Le texte est illisible. Il reprend quelques passages en anglais et le reste est fait de signes très bizarres.
Comment arriver à un résultat correct ?
merci d'avance pour votre aide.
Cordialement.

Si el texto del PDF no se puede leer, probablemente está escrito en una fuente que no está en tu sistema. Si es así, no se me ocurre qué puedas hacer, excepto instalar la(s) fu7entes faltantes, o pedir al autor del PDF una nueva copia con las fuentes debidamente incrustadas.

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Forms central provide a subscription service for users with Reader to create simple forms. Apparently this did not meet a majority of users and with the minimal price difference for Acrobat and free web storage the users were better served without it. I expect cloud services will continue to emerge until providers better and more fully understand the user requirements.

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I have PDF Pack and am trying to convert a scanned document to PDF and ultimately to MS Word. How is this done?

Hi georges,
If the ultimate goal is a Word document, I would recommend against the additional step of converting to PDF first, if possible. What scanning software are you working with? Does it save in a format that Word can open?
If you don't have access to the scanning software, and saving to PDF is your only option, then you would use ExportPDF (part of Adobe PDF Pack) to convert the PDF file Word. (To convert the file to PDF, choose Create PDF on the menu bar when you're logged in to PDF Pack at https://cloud.acrobat.com.)
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I've tried to Preview export to jpeg but only one page at a time gets exported. This is not acceptable. I want a single three page document.
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However the link you posted only tells you how to import a
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