Convert Scanned Documents to Editable Text (OCR)You can scan a document and convert the text into data that you can edit with a word processing,
spreadsheet, or HTML-editing program. This process is called OCR (Optical Character Recognition).
To scan and use OCR, you need to install an OCR program, such as ABBYY FineReader.
Note: You can use ABBYY FineReader to convert scanned documents to editable text in Mac OS X
10.6. First, scan and save your document using an application such as Image Capture. Then open
ABBYY FineReader, open the Get Images From pop-up menu and select File. Select the conversion
option you want to use, then select your scanned file and follow the instructions on the screen.
Note: ABBYY FineReader is not supported on Mac OS X 10.7. Check the Epson support site at
www.epson.com/support/lion (U.S.) or www.epson.ca/support/lion (Canada) to learn about possible
updates to the software.
Scanning Using OCR - Windows
Scanning Using OCR - Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5
Parent topic: Scanning Special Projects
Scanning Using OCR - Windows
You can use the ABBYY FineReader OCR program to convert scanned documents to editable text.
1. Place your original on your product for scanning.
2. Click or Start >All Programs or Programs >ABBYY FineReader Sprint >ABBYY
FineReader Sprint.
You see this window:
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