Nuance omnipage pro 7 for macintosh User Manual
Converting Images to Text
40 - Processing Documents
Converting Images to Text
Performing OCR on an image converts it to editable text. This is also
referred to as recognizing text . After OCR, you can check for recognition
errors and misspelled words before you export the text to another
application.
This section describes the following procedures:
This section describes the following procedures:
Performing OCR
Checking OCR Results
Verifying Recognized Text
Displaying Color Markers
Getting Accuracy Statistics
Checking OCR Results
Verifying Recognized Text
Displaying Color Markers
Getting Accuracy Statistics
Performing OCR
Before performing OCR, make sure the current zones and settings are
appropriate for your document. For example, to retain graphic zones
during OCR, you must select Retain Graphics in the OCR section of the
Settings Panel. See Settings Guidelines on page 84 for more
information.
OmniPage Pro recognizes printed text characters only, but it can retain
handwritten text, such as a signature, as a graphic element. See page 94
for guidelines on retaining graphics.
To perform OCR:
1
Set Perform OCR as the command in the OCR buttons pop-up
menu.
Set OCR & Check as the OCR command if you want to be
Set OCR & Check as the OCR command if you want to be
prompted to check for errors automatically after OCR.
2
Click the OCR button or choose Perform OCR in the Process
menu.
The page is recognized according to the current zones and
The page is recognized according to the current zones and
settings. If there are no zones on the page, zones are created
automatically or with a currently selected zone template.
Recognized text appears in the Text View.