Thanks. I was really hoping that I could just look at the text, not save it. As I said, I usually don't need to keep a copy, I just want to see what it says. On Apr 16, 2014, at 1:02 PM, Andrew Lamanche <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Alex, > > I'm not sure you can view text of a document you have just scanned in > FineReader. > > The way I use this app is as follows: > > I either add new pages via the add new pages dialogue - there's a button > there, or better still, I vo+shift+m on the name of the scanned file and > choose open with FineReader. I guess I do this because I use Vuescan to scan > my documents first and use FineReader for recognition only as my scanner is > not compatible with FineReader. > 2. After FineReader has recognised the document, in the toolbar I find the > button export all pages. A dialogue appears which gives me a choice of the > various file extensions I can choose from. Remember that the last extension > used will already be highlighted. > 3. If I want .rtf, for example, I vo + arrow keys to it, and then route my > mouse cursor to vo and perform a click with vo+shift+spacebar to choose the > extension. > 4. I jump to the very right of the screen where you will find "next" button. > This will now actually create a file for you which you will be able to read. > Press this button > 5. A dialogue will open up with untitled file and extension. Call it what you > wish, and save it where you want. > 6. After you press the save button, the file will open in the appropriate > application for the file extension you have chosen. > > I don't know of any other way of reading what you have scanned, not in > FineReader itself. > > Caution: if you want to scan another document without simply appending it to > the one you've previously scanned, you need to choose a new task by pressing > new task button in the toolbar - I think there's a shortcut key under "file' > menu. Otherwise, your new scan will be attached to the end of the previous > one. I've learnt by mistakes about this. > > I'm sure there's much more about FineReader that others know more about Hope > somebody will comment if I'm wrong in what I've said. > > Best wishes > > Andrew . > On 16 Apr 2014, at 15:44, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> I just scanned an envelope. Unsure how to simply view a window with text in >> it, I selected the Word file option. I'm now in a window with a bunch of >> formatting options, two empty scroll areas, and no recognized text anywhere. >> How do I simply see what is on the envelope I scanned? I don't usually need >> to save text, just scan it to see what it is. Is there a way to basically >> OCR a scan and view the results? Thanks. >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
