Epson 2500 Manuel D’Utilisation

OCR (optical character recognition) is the process of converting 
a scanned image into text that you can edit in a word processing 
program. After you scan your document, the software processes 
or “recognizes” it. Then you can edit it and either save the file 
or open it in any word processing program on your computer.

This section covers:

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Scanning the text

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Processing the text

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Saving the text file

1. Place your original document face down on the document 

table, as described in “Positioning the Original Document” 
on page 20.

2. Do one of the following to open the EPSON Smart Panel:

Click the 

 Smart Panel icon on the Windows taskbar.

Open the Apple menu and select 

EPSON SMART PANEL

.

3. Click the 

Scan to OCR

 icon. You see the OCR welcome.

4. Click 

Start

. The Scan to OCR window opens:

Click here to use 
EPSON TWAIN, or... 

Click here if you’re 
using the optional 
automatic 
document feeder.

Select your scan 
settings here.