just to add whts the difference between abby fine reader and the fine reader pro? On 17 Apr 2014, at 04:43 pm, Eileen Misrahi <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, > > I have been following this thread out of interest regarding Fine Reader Pro. > I have not yet purchased it, but I believe from all of the current posts and > other discussions in the past that this app for the Mac is the most friendly > user with voiceover. Would like to suggest a solution for wanting to quickly > scan an envelope, which I do and then use another scan and read on the PC > side to OCR an item that needs more attention. I use my iPhone and Text > Detector app to sort my mail. The other app on the iPhone would be Prizmo > that doesn't save the image if you rescan immediately. If the mail needs more > attention, I use the scan and read OCR on my PC, but you could interchange it > by using your scanner and Fine Reader Pro on the Mac side. JMO and an > alternative. HTH. > > Cheers, > Eileen > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 17, 2014, at 7:01 AM, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I use a compatible scanner, there are lots of them, and after scanning, FR >> Pro recognizes the scanned pages and then opens a save dialog. I save the >> pages using the default file name "untitled", and then the document opens in >> textedit where I can read the doc. I have the format set to RTF and that >> triggers Textedit as the default app. I suppose if i set the format to >> .docx, it would open in pages. >> >> There is no viewing facility in FR Pro, but quickly saving it in a >> throw-away file will open it in an app were you can view/edit the file. >> >> On Apr 16, 2014, at 1:12 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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