OmniWare Pro 12 ScanSoft manual Quick Start Guide

Chapter 3

	What you do:	What happens:
1.	Set up your scanner using the Scanner	Configures OmniPage Pro to work with your scanner.
	Wizard, if this is not already done.
2.	Select Start￿Programs￿ScanSoft	Opens OmniPage Pro on your computer.
	OmniPage Pro 12.0￿OmniPage Pro 12.0
3.	Place the document correctly in your
	scanner.
4.	From the Get Page drop-down list, select a	Allows you to determine how pictures or colored texts
	scan option for your document:	and backgrounds will look in the exported document.
	black-and-white, grayscale or color.	Color scanning needs a color scanner.
5.	From the Layout Description drop-down list,	Configures the program how to place zones on the
	check Automatic is selected. For a wide
		page and decide their properties automatically.
	range of documents, this is the best choice.
6.	From the Export Results drop-down list,	This means you will be able to name your export file
	check that Save as File is selected.	after you have proofed the document.
7.		OmniPage Pro will start to scan in your document. A
	Click the Start button.	thumbnail appears with a progress indicator. The
		OCR Proofreader appears.
8.	Use the OCR Proofreader to modify words	The OCR Proofreader operates like a spell checker in
		a word processing program, but with added
	that the program suspects have not been
		OCR-specific features. It removes markings from
	recognized correctly.
		words you proof.
9.	Click in the Text Editor. Select Text Editor	Each Text Editor view defines a formatting level. This
	views one after another, to see how the
		guides you which level to choose at saving time.
	page appears in each view.
10.	Click Resume to restart proofing. When the	This ends the OCR Proofreader process. The Save
	message OCR Proofreading is complete
		As dialog box will appear.
	appears, click on OK.
11.	Choose a file name, file type, path and a	By default, Save and Launch is enabled, so your
		document will be automatically opened in the word
	formatting level to save your recognized
		processing program associated with the file type that
	document. Click on OK.
		you selected.
12.	Inspect the document in your word process-	You have successfully used OmniPage Pro 12 to
		recognize your document and open it in your target
	ing program.
		application!

If you succeeded in getting good results from the sample image files, but not from the scanned page, check your scanner installation and settings: in particular brightness and image resolution. See “Input from scanner” on page 49. This provides a model of optimum brightness. See also the online Help topics Setting up your scanner and Scanner troubleshooting.

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