try omni page latest version. results are better in omni page than fine
reader.
On 7/24/2025 3:42 PM, Tarun Vashisth wrote:
Dear Shankar,
Thank you for your suggestion to try MS Word for OCR instead of ABBYY
FineReader.
I did a quick comparison and wanted to share my initial observations.
When I opened a PDF that earlier had unnecessary spaces within
words—like in the word /"introduction,"/ which was previously being
read as broken or distorted by my screen reader—MS Word automatically
corrected this, and the reading experience became much smoother. I was
genuinely pleased with this improvement.
However, when I used MS Word to OCR another PDF file, I noticed that
while it handled the text fairly well, it distorted the table formats.
This is where ABBYY still performs better—it preserves the structure
of tables, diagrams, and overall formatting much more accurately,
which is essential for reading research articles and journal papers
that often contain complex layouts.
Given that research papers belong to different publishers and vary
greatly in formatting and often contain models, tables, and charts,
ABBYY’s layout-preserving capabilities still prove quite useful for my
needs.
I’ll continue experimenting, but I thought these initial findings
might be useful to share with you and others in the group.
Further, any comprehensive solution will greatly help.
Warm regards,
Dr. Tarun Vashisth
On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Tarun,
ABBYY is a deprecated tool and is no longer usable.
Microsoft Word offers several features, and PDF conversion is also
a great supporting tool.
To open a PDF document, do the following:
Open a blank document, then use the *Open File* option. Select the
PDF document, click *OK* on the convert confirmation dialogue, and
wait for the content to load.
Check for the results. If you face any issues, please come back
and ask for help.
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<[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Tarun Vashisth
*Sent:* Thursday, July 24, 2025 12:50 PM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* [AI] Seeking Help: Issue with MS Word files created
through ABBYY FineReader
Dear Access Indians,
I hope this message finds you well.
I’m reaching out to seek your guidance on a persistent issue I
face as a visually impaired professional who relies on
text-to-speech software and OCR tools for reading documents.
I use ABBYY FineReader to convert PDF files into Word documents
for reading. However, I’ve noticed that after conversion, some
words contain subtle but problematic spacing between characters.
For example, a word like *“spend”* may get rendered as *“sp end”*,
where the space is not visually prominent but is detected by my
screen reader, leading to mispronunciation and comprehension
difficulties.
This severely hampers my reading experience and understanding of
the text.
I wanted to ask if any of you have faced similar issues and how
you deal with them. Do you use any specific techniques, software
settings, or post-processing tools to correct or minimize this error?
Your insights would be immensely helpful.
Warm regards
Dr. Tarun K. Vashisth
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