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The ocr search tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about using optical character recognition to make scanned PDFs and images searchable, particularly within Microsoft 365 and Copilot Chat. Recent content highlights how Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat can retrieve text from scanned documents and images embedded in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, improving search for organizations with legacy paper records. The tag also addresses practical IT considerations, noting that this is a search-retrieval enhancement rather than a full OCR archive solution, and emphasizes the importance of verifying original documents. Topics include SharePoint integration, scanned document search capabilities, and the limitations of AI-driven OCR in enterprise settings.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Copilot Chat Improves Search for Scanned PDFs and Images

    Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is being positioned to retrieve text from scanned PDFs and from images embedded in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files—a useful expansion for organizations whose records are full of screenshots, photographed whiteboards, and legacy paper documents. But the practical...