Question about Brother MFC-L8390CDW

Yes, you can use the scanner and Brother software to create readable PDFs with an OCR function. OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology makes it possible to convert scanned documents into editable text, which can then be saved as a searchable and readable PDF.

To do this, you use the Brother Control Centre software, which is installed with the device. You can use this software to start the scan and activate the OCR function to recognise the text in the scanned document and save it as an editable file. The prerequisite is that the OCR software (e.g. Scansoft PaperPort) is installed, which is often supplied with the printer or is available separately.

The device also supports scanning with OCR directly via the scan button if it is connected to a PC and the Brother iPrint&Scan software is installed. There you can select the "OCR" option during the scanning process to create an editable text file or a searchable PDF.

To summarise: Yes, you can create readable PDFs with OCR using the scanner and Brother software by using the appropriate scan option in the Brother software and having the OCR component installed.