Converting Scanned Documents Into Editable Text; Converting Into Editable Text In Office Mode - Epson GT-20000N Pro User Manual

Converting Scanned Documents Into Editable Text

You can scan a document and convert the text into a format data that you can edit with a
word processing program. This process is called OCR (Optical Character Recognition). To
scan and use OCR, you need to use an OCR program, such as the ABBYY FineReader
program that came with your scanner.
OCR software cannot recognize or has difficulties recognizing the following types of
documents or text.
❏ Handwritten characters
❏ Items that have been copied from other copies
❏ Faxes
❏ Text with tightly spaced characters or line pitch
❏ Text that is in tables or underlined
❏ Cursive or italic fonts, and font sizes less than 8 points
See one of these sections to scan and convert text using ABBYY FineReader.
Office Mode: "Converting into Editable Text in Office Mode" on page 79
Home Mode: "Converting into Editable Text in Home Mode" on page 81
Professional Mode: "Converting into Editable Text in Professional Mode" on page 82

Converting into Editable Text in Office Mode

1. Place your document on the document table. See "Placing Documents or Photos" on
page 16 for instructions.
2. Do one of the following to start ABBYY FineReader.
Windows: Select the start button icon or Start > Programs or All Programs > ABBYY
FineReader 6.0 Sprint > ABBYY FineReader 6.0 Sprint.
Mac OS X: Select Applications > ABBYY FineReader 5 Sprint Plus, and
double-click the Launch FineReader 5 Sprint icon.
3. Click the Scan&Read icon at the top of the window. Epson Scan starts in the last mode
you used.
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