Re: scanning software with MS office
- From: "Kiran Kaja" <kiran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:35:42 +0530
Office XP also has this feature.
Kiran.
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From: "Jean Menzies" <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 11:06 PM
Subject: scanning software with MS office
> In case anyone else finds this helpful, I discovered that the Office 2003
> Small Business edition also contains Microsoft Tools called Office
> Document
> Scanning and Office Image scanning.
>
> They are really one program as they work together, but you can load either
> one to start the process. It's clear if you try it. While they are
> geared
> for the sighted user to scan documents and manipulate the image, put in
> graphical annotation marks as in circling and drawing, and then share the
> image files with others, there is an automatic OCR feature that runs in
> behind the image. With a simple keystroke of Control-t, you can export
> the
> OCR results to Word for easy reading.
>
> If you are a low demand user of scanning, this might just work for you. I
> find the results quite accurate. While it's not nearly as robust as say
> Kurzweil, it does give OCR access and the grapevine tells me it uses the
> same OCR engine as Kurzweil anyway. Just without the bells and whistles.
>
> While the graphical stuff certainly doesn't work with Jaws, all the
> presets
> for choosing scan type, paper size, resolution, etc. do, and you can
> easily
> have access to the OCR results by exporting the file.
>
> I haven't done extensive testing of this program yet, but it will
> certainly
> meet the scanning needs I have. It's worth checking out if you don't want
> to spend the big bucks.
>
> Jean
>
>
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