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Clean up a stack of scans

Remove blank pages, recognise text where needed, compress.

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When to use it

A scanner fed a stack of mixed paper leaves blank backs and heavy files. This recipe removes blank pages, reads the text of pages that have none and compresses. Check the removed pages if your paper has very light printing.

The same steps, one tool at a time

Without Pro, open these 3 tools in order and pass each result to the next: the same outcome, for free.

  1. Remove blank pages
  2. Text recognition (OCR) (only for scans)
  3. Compress PDF

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