Training OCR for Special Characters
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2
Choose Save Zone Template... in the File menu.
The Save Zone Template dialog box appears.
3
Type a name for your file.
4
Click Save.
The zone template file is saved in the Zone Templates folder
within your installation folder.
To apply a zone template to a page:
1
Open the page image and make sure the Image View is active.
2
Select the zone template you want to use in the Zone button
pop-up menu in the AutoOCR Toolbar.
3
Click the Zone button or choose the template name in the
Process menu.
OmniPage Pro creates zones on the page image according to
the selected zone template.
Training OCR for Special Characters
You can create a training file for special characters that might normally
be difficult to recognize. A training file is a set of up to 256 pre-
recognized text characters that OmniPage Pro compares with the
characters it recognizes in a page image.
Candidates for a training file include:
• Uncommon characters such as the copyright symbol ©
• Characters such as the Greek delta character
δ
• Common errors such as a spade
♠
being recognized
Training files are especially useful for recognition of special characters.
For example, if the ® character appears frequently in your documents
and is not being recognized properly, you can teach OmniPage Pro how
to recognize it by using a training file.
To create a training file:
1
Open an image file or scan an image that includes the
characters you want to train.
2
Create zones on the page image around the text that you want
to train.
