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Single column/Tables
Select this when there is one column on a page, as with correspondence, or
when scanning a table, financial form, or spreadsheet.
Direct will treat the entire page as one column. It starts at the top of the
page and moves to the bottom outlining page-wide text blocks. If Direct
detects five rows or more of characters divided into columns, it assumes
the document is a spreadsheet. It will insert tabs as delimiters between the
columns to preserve the tabular format.
Scanning Spreadsheets and Tables
If your spreadsheet or table has a title across the top, use the Partial Page
feature and draw a zone around just the spreadsheet or table data. If you
include the title, column structure may be distorted.
If a scanned table appears in your application with large gutters (white
space between the columns), and it appears that the rightmost columns of
data are missing, widen the page size in your application.
No parsing
Select this to have Direct recognize the entire document as a single text
block.
Direct will not divide the text into separate text blocks or strip out
graphics. The document will be recognized as one text block; if there are
graphics on the page, Direct will attempt to recognize them as text
elements.
This feature is useful if you are scanning pleading pages or small text that
might appear as graphics to Direct: for example, telephone book pages.
Also, use No parsing if you are scanning very small or narrow zones.
Partial Page
Highlight this icon when you want specific sections, or areas, of a page
recognized. If the Full Page icon is highlighted, the entire page will be
recognized.
After Direct scans your page, you'll be able to draw selection boxes around
specific parts of the page that you want recognized. You can also specify
the order in which you want the zones' text to appear in your word
processor, zoom your view of the page in or out, and rotate the image if
you placed it incorrectly in the scanner.
For tutorial-like instructions on how to use the Partial Page feature, see
Chapter 2, How to Scan Text.
Partial Page
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