Character Is Not Recognized Correctly; Expanding Or Contracting The Scanned Image - Epson ES-50 User Manual

User's Guide
❏ Depending on the original, the area of the original may not be detected correctly when using the Auto Detect
feature. Select the appropriate size of the original from the Document Size list.
Click Settings in Epson ScanSmart, Review Scans or on the Select Action window, and then click the
Scanner Settings tab > Scan Settings button.
In Epson Scan 2, click the Main Settings tab, and then click Document Size.
Note:
If the size of the original you want to scan is not on the list, select Customize, and then create the size manually.
Click Settings in Epson ScanSmart, Review Scans or on the Select Action window, and then click the Scanner Settings
tab > Scan Settings button.
In Epson Scan 2, click the Main Settings tab, and then click Customize in Document Size.

Character is not Recognized Correctly

Check the following to increase the recognition rate of OCR (Optical Character Recognition).
❏ Check that the original is placed straight.
❏ Use an original with clear text. Text recognition may decline for the following types of originals.
❏ Originals that have been copied several times
❏ Originals received by fax (at low resolutions)
❏ Originals where the letter spacing or line spacing is too small
❏ Originals with ruled lines or underlining over the text
❏ Originals with hand written text
❏ Originals with creases or wrinkles
❏ Paper type made of thermal paper such as receipts may deteriorate due to age or friction. Scan them as soon as
possible.
❏ When saving to Microsoft® Office or Searchable PDF files, check that the correct languages are selected.
Check the Language in each save setting window.
Related Information
"Scanned Image or Text is Blurred" on page 46
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"Saving as Editable Files (Microsoft® Office)" on page 31
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Expanding or Contracting the Scanned Image

When expanding or contracting the scanned image, you can adjust the expansion ratio by using the Adjustments
feature in Epson Scan 2 Utility. This feature is only available for Windows.
Note:
Epson Scan 2 Utility is one of the applications supplied with the scanner software.
1. Start Epson Scan 2 Utility.
❏ Windows 10
Click the start button, and then select EPSON > Epson Scan 2 > Epson Scan 2 Utility.
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