Unlocking the Power of Searchable PDFs with IronOCR: Webinar Recap

In Streamlining Document Conversion with IronOCR webinar, Chipego Kalinda (Software Sales Engineer) and Darren Steddy (Sales Operations Manager) walked through three practical use cases for IronOCR with live code and real-world examples that show just how powerful (and easy) it is to convert scanned PDFs into searchable, compliant documents.

Making PDFs Compliant with PDF/UA

Many organizations are required to meet accessibility and compliance standards like PDF/UA whether for internal policies, public sector mandates, or long-term archiving.

Chipego demonstrated how IronOCR can convert a regular, non-compliant PDF into a fully PDF/UA-compliant document in just a few lines of code.
The result was verified using VeraPDF, a validation tool for accessibility and archival standards.
PDF/UA compliance ensures that visually impaired users can access your documents using screen readers supporting both legal compliance and inclusive design.

Use Case 2: Making Scanned PDFs Searchable

Ever had a scanned document that looks like a PDF but acts like an image? That’s where OCR comes in.

Chipego showed how IronOCR can turn a non-searchable scanned PDF into a searchable PDF, instantly enabling full-text search capabilities. After conversion, users could find specific content using Ctrl+F or search by keywords like dates, names, or document subjects.

Perfect for:
Legal firms, healthcare providers, or any team digitizing paper records and needing fast, content-based search across large archives.

Targeted Data Extraction from PDFs

For businesses processing high volumes of structured documents like receipts, POs, or invoices, Chipego demonstrated how IronOCR can extract data from a specific region of a PDF using bounding box coordinates.

Instead of processing the entire file, IronOCR focuses only on relevant fields like order numbers, totals, or addresses, dramatically improving speed and reducing cloud or compute costs.

This is for automating repetitive data entry tasks, cutting manual effort, improving accuracy, and reallocating teams to higher-value work.

Built for Automation

While the webinar showcased individual code examples, IronOCR is built for batch processing at scale. Whether you're converting hundreds or millions of files, IronOCR can integrate easily into your existing systems.

And if you need help? Iron Software provides 24/5 technical support via chat and email to get you up and running quickly.

Ready to make your PDFs searchable, compliant, and automation-ready?

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