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Convert Scanned Documents to Editable Text (OCR), Scanning Using OCR - Windows

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13. Click one of the Destination icons to choose where to send your scanned file. (If you cannot see all of the icons below, click the arrow next to the icons.) 14. Depending on the destination you chose, click OK or Send to complete the operation. Parent topic: Scanning Special Projects Convert Scanned Documents to Editable Text (OCR) You can scan a document and convert the text into data that you can edit with a word processing, spreadsheet, or HTML-editing program. This process is called OCR (Optical Character Recognition). To scan and use OCR, you need to install an OCR program, such as ABBYY FineReader. Scanning Using OCR - Windows Scanning Using OCR - Mac Parent topic: Scanning Special Projects Scanning Using OCR - Windows You can use the ABBYY FineReader OCR program to convert scanned documents to editable text. 1. Load your original in the scanner. 2. Do one of the following to open ABBYY FineReader: • Windows 10: Click and select ABBYY FineReader 12 Sprint > ABBYY FineReader 12 Sprint. • Windows 8.x: Navigate to the Apps screen and select ABBYY FineReader 12 Sprint. • Windows (other versions): Click or Start, and select All Programs or Programs. Select ABBYY FineReader 12 Sprint > ABBYY FineReader 12 Sprint. 106

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13. Click one of the Destination icons to choose where to send your scanned file. (If you cannot see all
of the icons below, click the arrow next to the icons.)
14. Depending on the destination you chose, click
OK
or
Send
to complete the operation.
Parent topic:
Scanning Special Projects
Convert Scanned Documents to Editable Text (OCR)
You can scan a document and convert the text into data that you can edit with a word processing,
spreadsheet, or HTML-editing program. This process is called OCR (Optical Character Recognition).
To scan and use OCR, you need to install an OCR program, such as ABBYY FineReader.
Scanning Using OCR - Windows
Scanning Using OCR - Mac
Parent topic:
Scanning Special Projects
Scanning Using OCR - Windows
You can use the ABBYY FineReader OCR program to convert scanned documents to editable text.
1.
Load your original in the scanner.
2.
Do one of the following to open ABBYY FineReader:
Windows 10
: Click
and select
ABBYY FineReader 12 Sprint
>
ABBYY FineReader 12
Sprint
.
Windows 8.x
: Navigate to the
Apps
screen and select
ABBYY FineReader 12 Sprint
.
Windows (other versions)
: Click
or
Start
, and select
All Programs
or
Programs
. Select
ABBYY FineReader 12 Sprint
>
ABBYY FineReader 12 Sprint
.