Well, I am using version 9 here, and it works. Make sure you scan to either MSWord, or MSExcel. Should you scan to PDF, you may want to try opening it in things like QRead, if you have that software installed.
Running the Virtual View of WE on a scanned document, may not exactly work. It is like doing an OCR on an OCR'ed document. If you want to do it that way, you will have to set the scanner software to scan directly to one of the file types Virtual View acknowledge, like TIFF. The scanned image then will be a raw scanned picture of your document, and all the OCR will be performed by the Virtual View. In such a case, use other software than the Abby Finereader. The interface of Abby - at least the version I have - seem quite simple, compared to that of for instance the Nuance products. Yet, the OCR quality is also somehow lower. But the price is far cheaper. Still, for more than a year now, my Abby have done enough of a job, that I can live with it. One more tip, when opening the scanned document in MSWord, is that you might want to make use of the Alt-period, and Alt-comma hotkeys. If you only arrow up and down with your standard arrow keys, my experience is that WE does not read all information, especially if the document holds several columns. Oh, and of course, make sure you scan the written side of the paper. Otherwise, your document will hold blank pages. Sure, everyone should know, but still a reminder. Try with another document, and play around with your settings for both brightness and resolution, even changing from color to grayscale mode, might be what you want. For my part, Grayscale, 600dpi, and a brightness near the middle - has proven to be the best settings. This though, may differ from what scanner you have, exactly what kind of document you are scanning, and even the paper and print quality of the document in question. To judge the software useless, and a waste of money, would be a pity. It is fully workable, and does a reliable enough job. One extra tip for you, may be to wipe the scanner surface with a cloth designed for window/glass cleaning. Make sure the surface is clean. That way, you know you have done what you can, to ensure the best scanning results. A poor scanned picture, will result in poor OCR recognition. Again, likely you know all of this, but wanted to make sure it has been mentioned for general reference. David On 11/15/2016 2:31 AM, Tom Fairhurst via Talk wrote: > If any of you have used this program, you may write me off list. When I try > to scan a document, all I get is an untitled document with page numbers on > it. Sorry I bought the program. The WE virtual View app displays no text, > either. Please help. > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/trailerdavid%40hotmail.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > . > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
