Extracting Text From Scanned Images (Ocr) - Canon MX450 series Online Manual

Extracting Text from Scanned Images (OCR)

Scan text in scanned magazines and newspapers and display it in TextEdit (included with Mac OS).
Note
You can extract text when scanning via Document, Custom, or ScanGear.
The screens for scanning documents are used as examples in the following descriptions.
1. Start IJ Scan Utility.
Starting IJ Scan Utility
2. Click Settings....
The Settings dialog appears.
Settings Dialog
3. Click Document Scan.
4. Select Start OCR for Application Settings, then select the application in which you
want to display the result.