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=== Working with PDF files === When text-based documents, like Microsoft Word documents, are converted into PDF files, the text is retained and can be directly extracted from the PDF file using Robot Studio's PDF component. This process does not require the use of OCR. You can find the PDF component in the Robot Studio Toolbox. If the PDF file is actually a form that is filled out using Acrobat Reader or a similar tool, Robot Studio can extract the data from the form fields using the PDF component and produce excellent results. This process does not normally require OCR, but can include some OCR functionality, like checking for a signature. The PDF component uses the Fine Reader Engine to check signatures. Some PDF files only contain an image of the text. This usually happens when the PDF was created from a fax or a scanned document. To extract the text from these image-based PDF files for use in an automation, use the Document OCR component. This component is also found in Robot Studio's Toolbox. The Document OCR component uses the Fine Reader Engine to process the image to create a text-based PDF file. You then extract the data from the new PDF file using the PDF component. If the PDF file was printed and data was handwritten onto the form and then scanned or faxed, the results can vary widely. Handwritten text is not supported, but the Fine Reader Engine system can detect that a signature is present and interpret handwritten check marks. No matter which method is required, incorporating a verification process may be an essential part of your automation strategy. The [http://help.roboticautomation.pega.com/191/#t=components%2Fpdfconnector_component_properties%2C_methods%2C_and_events.htm&rhsearch=reconcile Reconcile] method, available in the PDF component, makes it easy to incorporate the reconciliation process into your automation workflow.

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