Re: Scanning with XP?
- From: red <red2003@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 19:31:18 -0500
FYI
open OmniPage
alt+h
enter on help topics
type in "scanner"
tab
arrow down to setup or troubleshooting
enter
f6 I think!
good luck
Preston
At 12:46 AM 11/12/2004, you wrote:
>Hi, I use to be able to scan straight into word when I was using my 98
>computer but now I am using xp I haven't been able to do it. I have
>installed the same version of word and the same version of Omnipage but it
>doesn't want to work for me. I can scan into note pad but then I have to
>copy the document into word. My Uncle has tried helping me over the phone,
>he's a computer programmer but he hasn't been able to help. I was wondering
>if anyone here has any ideas?
>
>Thanks for any help,
> From Shaz and lick from Lena.
>
>"I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it!"
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>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Adam Daou" <adam.daou@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 2:15 PM
>Subject: Re: Scanning with XP?
>
>
>Hey Chevelle,
>In our local terminology, we call Omnipage Pro a mainstream OCR. It's a good
>product and Jaws has a config file for it. I know many people who are using
>it and you can launch it from within Microsoft Word, which is good. I forgot
>to mention it to Cait. Some scanners include Omnipage in their package.
>Usually, people with limited vision tend to like it because it's not
>expensive, and often they use it with Zoomtext, Magic, or other magnifiers.
> >From what I know, visually challenged persons prefer to use Kurzweil 1000
> >or
>Openbook because of their many features such as Brailing, etc. With K1000,
>you can scan many pages, and quickly save them using various format
>including wav and mp3. Kurzweil 3000 is good for students who have limited
>vision. VIP is a wonderful OCR and it is designed for low vision only since
>one has to be able to see the screen, and it has a lot of magnification and
>voice output, plus incredible features ranging from scanning, CCTV like
>mode, email to Internet browsing. I had a chance once to test all these
>products, VIP not included, using a document that has a big letter sitting
>on 2 lines of text, and believe it or not, only Omnipage Pro and the
>software that came with my. Epson 1670 passed the test. I was not surprised
>because I know the kind of algorithm used by programmers when they design
>OCR software. Anyway, they are all good, and things change so quickly,
>thanks to competition, They all improve their product and they become better
>and better every year. So, why don't you give it a shot and assess how far
>you can go with it. Please keep us posted.
>Adam
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "chevelle" <chevelle33@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 9:28 PM
>Subject: Re: Scanning with XP?
>
>
>Hey Adam, what do you think of Omni page pro? I hear that Omni page is
>really good and pretty accurate. In fact in the jaws help menu there is a
>topic on using jaws with omni page pro. I have it I just haven't installed
>it yet.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Adam Daou" <adam.daou@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 6:04 PM
>Subject: Re: Scanning with XP?
>
>
> > Hi Cait,
> > I hope you'll find your Kurzweil because it's a good product. I use it
> > almost every day. If you could retrieve the Serial Number or the Invoice,
> > I'm sure Kurzweil Educational Systems will assist you in getting another
> > installation CD, or better, an update. Now, regarding Jaws and non
> > conventional OCRs for Windows 98 and XP, there's a good one, quite
> > accessible, and maybe the cheapest on earth. It's called cuneiform Pro
> > 6.0.
> > It scans and recognize in seconds if you have a good scanner. I did
> > install
> > it last year in someone's computer running 98 and I've provided full
> > instructions for access with Jaws. Right now, they have a special rate,
> > $69
> > until December 15 2004. Normally the real price is $129. So $69 is a good
> > price compared to several hundreds. This is the kind of product I would
> > include in my Adaptive Survival Kit. You can download a demo from the same
> > web page, and try it with your combo scanner. It works fine and fast with
> > Epson flatbed scanners. And you can also buy it online. Her is the web
> > address: http://www.ocr.com/index.shtml. You can send them an email on the
> > fly if you select the Contact link and navigate to the Sales one.
> > Their location and phone:
> > Address
> > OCR.COM / Cognitive Enterprises
> > 9 El Camino Dr.
> > Corte Madera, CA 94925
> >
> > Telephone
> > Tel: +1 (415) 945-0700
> > Fax: +1 (415) 329-3333
> >
> > Take care.
> > Adam
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Caitlyn McFarland" <ladylavendar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 4:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: Scanning with XP?
> >
> >
> > Adam,
> >
> > do you know if this works with windows 98?
> >
> > I can't find my kurzweil cd to reinstall version 7, and I have an hp all
> > in
> > one scanner/coper/printer. I am hoping to be able to use this for
> > scanning,
> > but every time I've tried it doesn't come out, I get an image file. It
> > does
> > have an ocr with it.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Cait
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Adam Daou" <adam.daou@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 10:50 AM
> > Subject: Re: Scanning with XP?
> >
> >
> >> Hi Azhar,
> >> I don't know what you plan to scan, picture or text? I normally rely on
> >> my
> >> OCR or the scanning program that came with my scanner. Anyway, there is
> > link
> >> on how to scan using Office 2003 and Office XP dealing with pictures and
> >> plain text documents. Step by step instructions are provided. I'm off
> > today,
> >> so I can't assess its accessibility with Jaws. Please try it and let us
> >> know. Here it is:
> >> http://www.csbsju.edu/itservices/guides/Scanning/XPScanning_xp.htm
> >> Take care.
> >> Adam
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "." <khanair75@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 10:00 AM
> >> Subject: Scanning with XP?
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi everyone, I heard something about Office Xp having the power to scan
> >> the text documents and I looked for it every where in MS word without any
> >> luck if it is true what I heard then can anyone tell me how can it be
> > done?
> >> Thanks a bunch!
> >> Azhar
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