Converting Scanned Documents Into Editable Text - Epson R41AA4750 User Manual

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Converting Scanned Documents into Editable Text

You can scan a document and convert it into editable text using an Optical Character
Recognition (OCR) program, such as ABBYY FineReader.
OCR software cannot recognize or has difficulty recognizing the following types of documents
or text:
Handwritten characters
Pages 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 smaller than 8 points
Follow the steps below to scan and convert text using ABBYY FineReader.
Load your documents (up to 75 pages) into the input tray with the printed side facing
down and the top edge facing into the feeder. See
Do one of the following to start ABBYY FineReader:
Windows: Click the
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.
ABBYY FineReader window appears.
Click the Scan&Read icon at the top of the window. Epson Scan starts.
Note for Mac OS X users:
If you do not see a Scan&Read icon, choose Select Scanner from the
Scan&Read dropdown menu, select your scanner, and click OK. Then select
Scan&Read from the Scan&Read menu to start Epson Scan.
start button icon or Start > Programs or All Programs >
Loading Documents for instructions.