# Capture & Recognize

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## [About the Capture & Recognize category](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/about-the-capture-recognize-category/26)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.pdfsuite.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/about-the-capture-recognize-category/26 "2026-10-28T14:23:24Z")

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Scans, OCR and making text searchable.

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## [How to scan and make pdf files from my phone?](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/how-to-scan-and-make-pdf-files-from-my-phone/122)

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**Author:** [@SamanthaSullivan](https://community.pdfsuite.io/u/SamanthaSullivan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/how-to-scan-and-make-pdf-files-from-my-phone/122 "2026-11-11T05:58:12Z")

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I need to scan several pages of paper notes into a single PDF directly using my phone. Normal camera photos just save as separate JPGs, so what is the best way to do this?

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## [How does a PDF viewer work with my scanned lecture notes?](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/how-does-a-pdf-viewer-work-with-my-scanned-lecture-notes/91)

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**Author:** [@Austin1999](https://community.pdfsuite.io/u/Austin1999)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/how-does-a-pdf-viewer-work-with-my-scanned-lecture-notes/91 "2026-11-11T00:28:20Z")

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I scanned my lecture notes into PDFs, but when I open them in a viewer I can’t select the text or search for keywords. Is that normal for scanned documents, or am I missing a setting?

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## [How can I crop pdf pages before the deadline?](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/how-can-i-crop-pdf-pages-before-the-deadline/124)

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**Author:** [@Maeve\_1998](https://community.pdfsuite.io/u/Maeve_1998)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 10:43am UTC](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/how-can-i-crop-pdf-pages-before-the-deadline/124 "2026-11-10T10:43:06Z")

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My thesis is due Friday and these scanned PDF pages have huge margins I need to crop, but I can’t install anything on my work laptop. How do people crop pages in a rush?

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## [Does anyone know how to make a scanned PDF searchable for my thesis?](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/does-anyone-know-how-to-make-a-scanned-pdf-searchable-for-my-thesis/46)

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**Author:** [@EmmaRussell](https://community.pdfsuite.io/u/EmmaRussell)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/does-anyone-know-how-to-make-a-scanned-pdf-searchable-for-my-thesis/46 "2026-11-07T20:59:13Z")

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I scanned about 60 pages of old journal articles for my thesis bibliography, and now I can’t search for any of the author names or keywords inside the files. My advisor wants the whole thing submitted by Friday, and I’m …

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## [Is it easy to use a PDF crop solution on scans?](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/is-it-easy-to-use-a-pdf-crop-solution-on-scans/45)

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**Author:** [@tired\_uncle](https://community.pdfsuite.io/u/tired_uncle)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/is-it-easy-to-use-a-pdf-crop-solution-on-scans/45 "2026-11-06T20:59:33Z")

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I’ve got 30 scanned pages with big uneven margins I need to crop before sending them out. Is cropping a scanned PDF easy, or does it get tricky since each page is basically an image?