OmniPage Pro OCR Software

Overview

OmniPage Pro is scanning software which allows you to scan text, through its optical character recognition (OCR) mechanism, and convert the file into an editable format such as a Word document. The documents that you scan can include images and tables, but should consist mainly of text that you wish to edit.

Getting Started

OmniPage Pro and document type

Start OmniPage Pro from the DOCK. Click the icon, at the far left bottom of the screen, of the scanner image w/red arrow.
Once OmniPage Pro is running, Place the text document to be scanned face down on the scanner. The page should line up with the arrow on the top right corner of the scanner. Make sure that the document is placed on the scanner so that the text runs horizontal, left to right. Save the scanned image in formats of JPEG, PDF, PICT or TIFF. Save in the Save for One Month Folder. Only the aforementioned formats will work for editing your document. These formats must consist of an image file that has been scanned. You will not be able to change any other type of file in any of the aforementioned formats.

Preferences

Under the OmniPage Pro X menu, select Preferences. If the Preferences are set correctly, click Cancel.If the Preferences are not set correctly, go to the menu bar and under the File pull down menu select load settings and setting1 is set as below.
Select from the menu OmniPage Pro -> Preferences -> scanner.
In the Scanner box, click Select. Then, in the Manufacturer column choose (TWAIN driver), and click OK. (Make sure the scanner selected is EPSON Expression 1680).
In the Scanning box, change the Resolution to 200 dpi. Click Save, to finalize any changes.
Under Box 1, indicated by a scanner icon, select Scan in B&W. To make the changes to any of the settings, click on the up and down arrows and select the appropriate option.
Language should be to "English (US)". To change language: Go to Preferences > ABC Spelling > Main language: (choose appropriate language option). Click Save.
The Lay Out setting should be "Mixed Pages".
The Style setting should be "True Pages".
Under Box 2 icon, OCR & Proof should be selected.
Under Box 3, "To File..." should be selected.
Finally, if scanning does not begin, click on the Blue 1-2-3 arrow on the left side of the toolbar to scan your image.

Scanning

After a few seconds, you will hear the whirring of the scanner. When the scanner is finished scanning the document, three windows will open on the screen. The left window contains a list of documents that you have scanned. The center window contains your document divided into zones (you should ignore this window). The last window is the OCR Proofreader, which works like a spellchecker. ( If OCR Proofreader does not launch immediately after recognizing the document, then you can go to Edit > Proofread OCR.)
The proofreader will go through the document like a spellchecker. Make any corrections needed by typing them in the Change to: field and then clicking on Change. NOTE: Even if text appears readable and correct in the larger window showing your actual document, do not assume you should Ignore any corrections. Check to see how accurately the Proofreader is recognizing words in the Change To: field and make changes as needed.
When Proofreader is done checking your document, a window will appear saying "OCR Proofreader is Finished checking the document". Click OK.
An "Export" dialog box will appear. If it does not appear, got to File > Export...
- In the "Save As: " field, type in a name for your document.
- In the "Where" field, select where you want to save your document. (For your conveniance, it is best to change the save location to "Desktop" and then drag it to the "Save For One Month Folder".)
- In the "Save Format" field, select the type of file you want (such as "text, Word 98, 2001, X ...etc").
- If you have changed the format from an OmniPage document and plan on scanning multiple pages, make sure "Create One File for All Pages" is selected.
- Click Save.
- To scan additional pages:
- Click the Blue 1-2-3 Arrow.
- A window labeled "OCR Instructions" will appear. Select the "Load and Process Additional Pages" option. Click OK.
- Repeat steps 5 through 12 until your document is done scanning. (Note: You can use the same name for your document each time, clicking Replace after every page).
- When you are finished with OmniPage, from the OmniPage Pro X menu, select Quit OmniPage Pro X.
Your file has been saved in the format that you chose and can be opened in the appropriate application. (For example: If you saved your file as a Word or text document, you can open the file in Word and edit it as if it were any other Word document.)

Copyright notice

The scanner is limited to capturing research and personal data.