What must be verified regarding OCR suspects in documents?

Verifying whether OCR (Optical Character Recognition) suspects in documents are readable and recognized by Acrobat is critical for ensuring that the text within the document is accurately interpreted. When OCR is applied to scanned documents or images, the software attempts to convert the visual text into machine-readable text. However, there are instances where the OCR process may not correctly interpret characters, leading to "suspects"—text that the OCR cannot confidently identify.

Ensuring that these suspects are recognized by Acrobat involves checking for clarity in the text, the absence of garbled characters, and the proper mapping of letters and words. If the OCR suspects are not readable, it can severely hinder accessibility for individuals using assistive technologies, such as screen readers. By verifying the readability and recognition of these suspects, one helps maintain the document's integrity and accessibility, thereby ensuring that the document meets the required standards for inclusive design.

The other response options, while relevant to various aspects of document preparation, do not directly address the primary concern of OCR accuracy and recognition necessary for document accessibility. Highlighting suspects, checking resolution, or ensuring the use of standard fonts can be important steps in the OCR process but are secondary to ensuring that the text is correctly recognized by the software, which is the ultimate goal