OmniWare Pro 12 ScanSoft manual Defining the source of page images, Input from image files

Defining the source of page images

There are two possible image sources: from image files and from a

scanner. There are two main types of scanners: flatbed or sheetfed. A scanner may have a built-in or added Automatic Document Feeder (ADF), which makes it easier to scan multi-page documents. The images from scanned documents can be input directly into OmniPage Pro or may be saved with the scanner’s own software to an image file, which OmniPage Pro can later open.

Input from image files

You can create image files from your own scanner, or receive them by e-mail or as fax files. OmniPage Pro can open a wide range of image file types. See “File types for opening and saving images” on page 94. Select Load Image File in the Get Pages drop-down list. Files are specified in the Load Image File dialog box. This appears when you start automatic processing. In manual processing, click the Get Page button or use the Process menu. The lower part of the dialog box provides advanced settings, and can be shown or hidden. Here, it is displayed.

This is the current folder.

Use Shift+ clicks or Ctrl+clicks to place more than one file in the File name text box.

Specify the file type(s) you want listed.

This can be used for multipage TIFF, DCX, MAX and PDF files.

This is a blank image file for the saving option: "New file for each blank page".

Select this to see a thumbnail of the selected file. Not available when multiple files are selected.

Click Advanced to open the lower panel and Basic to close it.

Use this to add files from different folders and to control file order precisely.

Use these arrows to change the file order.

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