Converting Scanned Documents Into Editable Text
You can scan a document and convert the text into a format data that you can edit with a word
processing program. This process is called OCR (Optical Character Recognition). To scan and use
OCR, you need to use an OCR program, such as the ABBYY FineReader program that came with your
scanner.
Note:
ABBYY FineReader may not be included in some countries.
OCR software cannot recognize or has difficulty recognizing the following types of documents or
text.
❏
Handwritten characters
❏
Items that have been copied from other copies
❏
Faxes
❏
Text with tightly spaced characters or line pitch
❏
Text that is in tables or underlined
❏
Cursive or italic fonts, and font sizes less than 8 points
1. Place your document on the document table. See “Placing Documents or Photos” on page 19 for
details.
2. Do one of the following to start ABBYY FineReader.
Windows
:
Select the start button or
Start
>
Programs
or
All Programs
>
ABBYY FineReader
X.X Sprint
>
ABBYY FineReader X.X Sprint
.
Mac OS X
:
Select
Applications
and double-click the
ABBYY FineReader X.X Sprint
.
You see the ABBYY FineReader window.
3. Follow the instructions in ABBYY FineReader Help.
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