Microtek c3 User Guide
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The OCR function is used to scan
text documents on your scanner.
OCR, or Optical Character
Recognition, is the process of
turning a scanned “picture” of a
document into a text file that can be
read by your word processor.
text documents on your scanner.
OCR, or Optical Character
Recognition, is the process of
turning a scanned “picture” of a
document into a text file that can be
read by your word processor.
Before using the OCR function,
check to make sure that your OCR
application has been installed in your
computer. Click on the OCR button
to display the OCR Panel, as shown
on the right.
check to make sure that your OCR
application has been installed in your
computer. Click on the OCR button
to display the OCR Panel, as shown
on the right.
3. The OCR function
Elements of the OCR Panel:
1 Parameter buttons: Click on any of these
buttons to change parameters for OCR
scanning.
scanning.
a) Page Size: Lists the available page sizes for
OCR text scanning.
b) Color Mode: Currently supports Line Art
images for character recognition.
c) Resolution: Lists available resolution rates,
which are at 200, 300, and 400 dpi. For best
results, leave this option at 300 dpi.
results, leave this option at 300 dpi.
2 OCR function button: Click on this button to
display the OCR Panel.
3 OCR application: Lists the available OCR
applications in your computer which will
perform your OCR text scanning procedure.
The active OCR application is shown to the
right of this button.
perform your OCR text scanning procedure.
The active OCR application is shown to the
right of this button.
Note: If you have purchased third-party OCR
software other than the one bundled with your
Microtek scanner, these applications may also
be run on ScanSuite to perform text scanning.
Microtek scanner, these applications may also
be run on ScanSuite to perform text scanning.
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To use the OCR function:
1 Place the text document on which OCR is to be
perfomed on your scanner.
2 Click on the
OCR
function button in the Scan
Panel.
3 When the OCR Panel appears, set the
parameters and variables for OCR scanning,
then click on the
then click on the
Scan
button. The file is
delivered to your OCR application — in this
case,
case,
OmniPage Limited Edition
.
Once the file is in OmniPage Limited Edition,
click the
OCR
button to start OCR processing,
and then save the file so that it can be opened in
your word processor for editing. The OCR
button in OmniPage Limited Edition looks like
this:
your word processor for editing. The OCR
button in OmniPage Limited Edition looks like
this:
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4 Scan: Click on this button to start OCR text
scanning. You can also press the "Go" button
on your scanner if it has a "Go" button.
on your scanner if it has a "Go" button.
5 Brightness Settings: Sets the lighting intensity
of the scan. Click on the left arrow on the dial
to decrease brightness or the right arrow on the
dial to increase brightness.
to decrease brightness or the right arrow on the
dial to increase brightness.
6 Setup: Allows you to add or remove OCR
applications to and from ScanSuite.