ScanSoft OMNIPAGE DIRECT 2 FOR WINDOWS Installation Manual page 11

Step 4 Adjust Settings and Click Scan
A dialog box appears after you choose Scan Text....
Direct is designed to automatically determine the best way to scan a page.
You can simply click Scan and the default settings will accommodate most
scanning situations.
Settings in this dialog box and in the Options dialog box let you customize
Direct for scanning your particular documents. This step explains how to
use the Partial Page feature, which lets you select parts of a page for
recognition. Other settings are described in Chapter 3.
1 Highlight the Partial Page icon.
Full Page is the default setting.
2 If you wish to manually adjust the Brightness control, click
Options... and then deselect Auto Intensity.
The Brightness control will appear in the Scan Text dialog box.
Manually adjusting Brightness can improve recognition accuracy
and speed; see Chapter 4, Improving Performance.
• If a page has sharp, distinct characters printed on good-qual-
ity non-reflective paper, set the brightness slide to the middle,
normal setting.
• If a page has thin, broken characters, move the slide towards
Darken.
• If a page has thick, run-together characters, is printed on po-
rous paper such as newsprint, or is printed on glossy paper,
move the slide towards Lighten.
If desired, click Options to adjust other settings.
3 Click Scan.
Step 4 Adjust Settings and Click Scan
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