If you’re an Acrobat user, the following is a must-read post from Rick Borstein at Acrolaw:  Correcting OCR Errors.

As Rick explains, OCR is the “magic” that transforms a scanned document from a mere image into content that can be searched, edited, manipulated, or saved to a different format [Microsoft Word].

Understanding OCR is critical, since all documents eFiled in Oregon must be text searchable.  OCR is what makes this happen.  Rick’s blog explains the common issues that arise when OCRing text and how to fix them.