Scan to an Editable Text File (OCR)
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Scan to an Editable Text File (OCR)
The
(
OCR
) button lets you scan a document and convert it to text. This text can be edited using your favorite
word processing software.
Note
Nuance™ PaperPort™12SE must be installed on your computer.
1
Load your document.
2
Click the
(ControlCenter4) icon in the task tray and then select
Open
from the menu.
The
ControlCenter4
window will appear.
Note
You can also start ControlCenter4 by doing one of the following:
• (Windows
®
XP, Windows Vista
®
)
Double-click the
(ControlCenter4) icon in the task tray.
• Click
ControlCenter4
located in
Start
/
All Programs
/
Brother
/
ADS-XXXX
(where XXXX is your model
name).
3
Select the
Scan
tab.
4
Right-click the
(
OCR
) button and select
Button settings
to change scan settings, such as file format,
resolution or color if needed (see
Change Scan Settings
).
5
Click the
(
OCR
) button.
The message dialog appears. Click the
Start Scanning
button.
The machine scans the document, converts it into editable text, then sends it to your default word processing
application.
Note