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Readiris 12 Pro 

Readiris 12 Pro 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting Started 

Getting Started 

Getting Started 

Getting Started 

Getting Started 

Getting Started 

Getting Started 

Getting Started 

 

This guide  will  help you through the basics of how to use Readiris 12 Pro and  utilize most of its features so 
that you  will be able to OCR documents quickly, easily,  and successfully.   For first time  users the program 
may appear complicated because of all the toolbar buttons in the program. They are there to cope with spe-
cific issues you may find  with your document. At the beginning you can  ignore many of  them  until you en-
counter a situation where they may be needed.  As a result we will not cover every option available in the pro-
gram since the user manual already does that. 
 
The program can accept images from a scanner, digital camera or pre-scanned image or PDF file.  

To  setup  your  scanner  go  to  the 
Readiris  menu  and  choose  Prefer-
ences and select your scanner from 
the list.  
Make  sure  that  you  have  the  latest 
update from your Scanner Manufac-
turer. 
 
Readiris  12  Pro  supports  twain 
based  scanners.  You  can  find  the 
drivers  in  the  following  location  on 
your hard drive: 
 

Hard Drive/Library/Image Capture/
Twain Data Sources  

In  most  cases  you  will  need  to  run  Readiris  in  32  bit 
mode  since  most  scanner  drivers  are  not  64  bit  com-
patible.  Go  to  the  Readiris  application  and  get  info  to 
make that change. 
 
Highlight the Readiris.app and click on the gear icon to 
access the get info option. 

Set  the everyone permissions to 

Read/Write 

Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard includes drivers for many older printer and scanner 
models built right into the operating system. These can be used by checking 
the “enable image capture “ option. 
 
More information can be found here; 

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669

 

Readiris 12 Pro Mac Getting Started Guide  —  I.R.I.S. Technical Support © 2009 

Summary of Contents for READIRIS 12 PRO

Page 1: ...canned image or PDF file To setup your scanner go to the Readiris menu and choose Prefer ences and select your scanner from the list Make sure that you have the latest update from your Scanner Manufac turer Readiris 12 Pro supports twain based scanners You can find the drivers in the following location on your hard drive Hard Drive Library Image Capture Twain Data Sources In most cases you will ne...

Page 2: ...ent then the Page Analysis was not turned on in the Options button prior to the scan You can do so after the fact by going to Process Analyze Page Text Graphic Table Barcode Hand Printed Straightens crooked or skewed pages Automatically rotates the page to face right side up Analyzes image based on content Removes stray marks or speckles Below is a summary of the main program window with the numbe...

Page 3: ...ptions Use columns instead of frames and Insert column breaks There are occasions where such formatting is un needed so the Create body text or Retain word and paragraph formatting are other options The merge lines is checked by default but may be turned off if you are dealing with sentence fragments such as found in poetry or song lyrics Page Sizes allows you to include or exclude output page dim...

Page 4: ...cop of the original document the te t blocks graphics and tables arc recreated in the same place and the word and paragraph formatting are maintained across the recognition II Autoformtlftina recreates a ltalmo copy of the arigiDal docummt the tat b1ocb pIphics and tables Il e recnatecl in the IIIIIle pl8ce 8Dd the word 8Dd paraanph farmtlfti l Il e maintJtinM ICI OIIthe recopition The way to cope...

Page 5: ...racter shapes clearly Go to the Process Menu Adjust Image to bring up the adjustment dialog pic tured below The three controls let you brighten adjust contrast and remove stray marks or specks The idea is to adjust the slider and click on Apply to see the affect that is has on the quality of the text When satisfied click on OK to save the changes These changes apply only to the selected page If th...

Page 6: ...rm miracles There are some kinds of documents it will have trouble working with While Readiris Pro 12 is greatly improved over previous versions it will have trou ble with forms A form typically has lines boxes check boxes and the like and is intended to be filled out on screen Readiris is intended to convert pictures of letters and numbers to actual text and numbers Lines and boxes are usually gr...

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