Scanning Typed Text with OCR

On the office PC with the scanner, start by placing the page face down on the scanner bed with the top of the page at the end of the glass nearest the hinge.

start Omnipage Pro:
Start -> Programs -> Caere -> Omnipage pro 8.0

click the [AUTO] button in the top left corner of the screen

The scanner will run and then the page will appear on the screen with boxes around the various text areas.

A dialog box will appear asking about various words:

If the word is correct and common (eg. IFAS, Biostatistics) click the [add] button
If the word is incorrect, or run together, fix it and click the [change] button
If it shows a letter and the image on the screen is just a blur (fax/copy smudge) delete it and click the [change] button
If you're not sure about a word, click the [ignore] button

When the check completes you'll see a dilog box Check Recognisiton is complete. Click the OK button

After each page is complete, a dialog box will appear with

[Stop Scanning Pages]
[Scan More Pages]

Click [Scan More Pages] until the document is completely scanned, the click [Stop Scanning Pages]. Each time you start a new page, you'll go through the checking steps again.

After you've scanned the last page and click [Stop Scanning Pages], the Save As dialog box will open.

Choose an appropriate Save as type (Word 97, or ASCII) from the pop-up list and then enter a File name and click [Save]

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Last modified: Fri May 4 16:37:51 EDT 2001