Scanning For Ocr - Microtek ArtixScanDI 4020 Plus User Manual

Scanning for OCR

The OCR (Optical Character Recognition) function allows the scanner to convert a
scanned document into text that can be edited from any word processing
application.
1. Place the documents with text to be scanned on the ADF's Document Feed
2. Launch ScanWizard DI in stand-alone mode by clicking the program icon on
3. Follow the procedures (steps 3 through 6) for "Scanning a Stack of
4. Click the Custom Scan button and select OCR to open the "Custom Scan-
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Tray.
the desktop.
Documents" to specify your scanning requirements.
a) In step 3d, the recommended resolution is 300 dpi or above for OCR.
b) In step 6, from the Attribute options menu, choose Line Art as your
image type to obtain best OCR results. When Black & White is your
chosen mode in the Scan Type options, Line Art should be the selected
image type.
OCR" dialog box.
In the "Custom Scan-OCR" dialog box, specify the following settings:
a) Key in your preferred file name in
the "File prefix" edit box, or use
the default "Document" as a root
file name.
b) Select your required export file
format.
c) Check the "Save multiple pages
as a single file" option to store all
the scanned images as a single
file if desired.
d) Select your preferred language
from the "OCR Language"
options. The available options
are English, German, French,
Italian, Spanish, and Chinese.
e) Check the "Send document to
application after saving" option,
then choose your word
processing application from the
options.