ScanSoft OMNIPAGE PRO 14 Manual page 37

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recognize just those problem pages. Alternatively, you can acquire images
with manual processing, draw zones on some or all of them, and then
send all pages to automatic processing.
Workflow
A workflow consists of a series of steps and their settings. Typically it will
include a recognition step, but it does not have to. Workflows are listed in
the Workflow drop-down list – sample workflows plus any you create. You
can choose to place an OmniPage icon on your taskbar. Its shortcut menu
lists your workflows. Click a workflow to launch OmniPage Pro and have it
run.
Let the Workflow Assistant guide you in creating new workflows. It
provides a choice of steps and the settings they need. After each step icon is
selected and its settings (if any) defined, you get a new set of step icons to
choose from. When ready, you can save the workflow for future use, but
this is not compulsory. You can use the Assistant just to get more guidance
when doing automatic processing. See "Workflow Assistant" on page 98.
In other applications
You can use the Direct OCR feature to call on the recognition services of
OmniPage Pro while working in your usual word-processor or similar
application. OmniPage Pro also automatically links itself to ScanSoft's
PaperPort and Pagis document management programs.
At a later time
You can schedule OCR jobs or other processing jobs to be performed
automatically at a later time, when you may not even be present at your
computer. This is done through the Batch Manager. When you choose
New Job, the Workflow Assistant appears, with a slightly modified set of
choices and settings. The main difference is its closing panel that allows
you to specify a starting time, a recurring job or watched folder
instructions.
A Batch Manager job is basically a workflow with timing instructions
added. See "Batch Manager" on page 101.
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