Maybe you’ve been using Read&Write since last February. Maybe you’re just picking up steam with Read&Write this school year. But you might have noticed that some PDFs you scan in don’t read with Read&Write. That’s because the optical character recognition (OCR) isn’t just right. But it’s an easy fix! Follow the steps below to get the best results:
- When scanning in a document from the school copiers, click “Scan and Send”
- On the right-hand side, select “PDF (compact)”
- Select OCR (Text Searchable)
- Click OK
- Now scan the document and send to yourself!
Once you’ve received the email, add the document to your Drive and post it for your students to use! For best use, students should download the PDF Reader extension.
On the students’ end, they will open the PDF in a new window (screenshot below). Then they’ll select “Open With” at the top of the screen and select Read&Write with Google Chrome.
I know that seems like a lot of steps, but once it’s habit I hope it’ll be very easy. Stay tuned here for more information about Read&Write as we plan for District PD on the topic!
Want more help on getting the best results reading a PDF? Check out the link here.
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