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Use this mode to scan photos directly into Windows using MS Paint, then edit and save those
photos in a digital format. This mode is the simplest and easiest way to quickly save and edit
old photos or documents.
1. Open the MagicScan software.
2. Click on Picture Direct > Settings menu, and configure your settings.
• General: System language
• Scan: Image orientation (horizontal or vertical)
3. Open Microsoft Paint before you begin scanning. When the scan is complete it will
automatically export the image to Paint.
4. Insert the original image to be scanned into the scan dock upside down, and proceed
with scan (see image on page 10).
5. The scan will export to Paint. You can now edit or save the file.
Using the MagicScan Software
Optical Character Recognition can scan text documents, identify characters and words, and
then export that text into a Word document. This is ideal for scanning and saving old term
papers, stories, manuscripts, etc.
Note: this mode scans text only. The exported font may appear
different than original.
1. Open MagicScan software.
2. Click on OCR > Settings menu, and configure your settings.
• General: System language
• Scan: Image orientation (horizontal or vertical)
• OCR: What language will the OCR software recognize
3. Open Microsoft Word before you begin scanning. When the scan is complete it will
automatically export the text to Word.
4. Click on Word Document to place a cursor on the new document.
5. Insert the original document to be scanned into the scan dock upside down, and
proceed with scan (see image on page 10).
6. The scanner will recognize and insert corresponding characters in a new word doc.
• Note: Text and font may appear different than original, this is normal. Once the text has
been copied into the Word file it can be edited using MS Word.
7. Save file new Word file when complete.
Picture Direct Mode
OCR Direct Mode
Picture Direct
(Standard Scan)
Optical
Character
Recognition
(OCR)
Business Card
Reader
OCR + Scan
Settings
MagicScan Toolbar
