Hi,
I just use standard OCR software. The two programs that I use that both work
well with JAWS are Abby Fine Reader 9.0 as well as ReadIris 12 Pro. My Epson
scanner already came with the CD to install Abby Fine Reader, and I found
that it works well, and you can scan to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
PDF, or to your email. ReadIris 12 is also good for scanning documents, and
it allows you to take image files in your computer and turn them into
editable text, which is good to have to gain access to text that may be in
an image file that we cannot read. Also, ReadIris 12 Pro can recognize
hand-printed text, so if someone writes you a note, it will be recognized,
although the note has to be written very neatly in print letters, and you
have to draw a frame around the text. I've never tried this feature myself,
because most documents I have are typed, but it is built into the software.
My Epson scanner came with the CD to install Abby Fine Reader, and my
all-in-one printer came with a limited version of ReadIris with the option
to upgrade at a discounted price (I think it was $79 if I remember
correctly.) If you check the CD and documentation that came with your
scanner, you may find that there is an OCR program already on the CD,
although it depends on the scanner that you get.
Anyway, I have found both softwares to work well. I use them on a daily
basis to scan mail, documents, and textbooks without any problems.
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Misty Dawn Bradley
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----- Original Message -----
From: "JM Casey" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 7:54 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] mainstream OCR packages?
Hello everyone.
Finally got a scanner for the first time in years. Just wondering if
anyone uses standard commercial OCR software (iE, not kurzweil or
OpenBook) and which ones you feel most comfortable with? I may shell out
for Open Book, but I'm not the only one using this computer, and it'd be
nice if I could just acquire a standard OCR package. I remember someone
telling me years ago that something they were using worked well with JAWS
and possibly other screenreaders as well...may have been FineReader, but I
can't honestly remember. So, any experiences to share?
JM
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