Editing scanned text (OCR)

Use the “Edit” feature to edit text. You can edit faxes, letters, meeting notes, newspaper clippings, and many other documents. When editing scanned text, an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) application will read the text and enable you to import it into a word processing program where you can make your edits. You can change the properties for this feature within the LaserJet Toolbox. See “LaserJet Toolbox.”

Using the OCR feature

1Load the original with the narrow-side down and the side-to-be- scanned facing toward the front of the scanner. If possible, load so that the text is positioned horizontally and upside down; otherwise, you will need to rotate the image.

2Adjust the paper guides.

3Press the Scan button on the scanner.

Windows 9x & NT 4.0

The Document Assistant will launch automatically after the Scan button is pressed.

1Click OCR in the Document Assistant.

2The original will scan, and your word processing software application will launch automatically with the scanned image optically read and ready to edit.

3Check the spelling in your document.

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