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Chapter 6 Pen Scanner Version
6.7 Scan Direction
In the [General Setting] page, you can select the appropriate Scan Mode and configure the pen to suit left or
* Scan Direction Settings
WorldPenScan must be used to scan the characters in a consistent direction, any changes to the direction will cause inaccu- rate recognition results.
According to how you hold the pen and the direction which you want to scan to change the configuration settings.
6.7.1 Scanning Horizontal or Vertically Aligned Text
When you first use the WorldPenScan, the default setting is automatically detects the di- rection of the text. However, you can manually set the scanner to scan in a direction of your choice. If left in its default settings, the scanning speed of the WorldPenScan will be slower until the WorldPenScan detects the appropriate text direction.
If you already know that all your text all read in a certain direction, you can set the WorldPenScan to scan in that direction us- ing the interface.
To do this, click the Property tab and choose your desired text direction under Orientation.