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Scanning a Text Document [2008.05.13]

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VueScan Help


These are basic instructions on how to scan text documents by using Readiris Pro version 11.0.3. If you require more information or have additional questions, please examine "Readiris Pro 11" Help Center documentation via the Help option on the top Menu Bar.

A Note on Text Scanning | Before you Scan | Configuring Readiris Pro 11 | Scanning an Image


A Note on Text Scanning

OCR scanning (Optical Character Recognition) is not perfect - many times when you scan a document in, it will not read all the characters correctly. For this reason, you need to make sure that your document is legible. Even photocopied documents sometimes fail to be read correctly - the best results are achieved when scanning a laser-printed document. Also, if there are a lot of hand-written notes on the page the scanner will not be able to read these, and they will make the result very jumbled. After you scan in your document, you'll need to read carefully through it to make sure there are no major spelling or grammar errors.


Before you Scan

Check to make sure that the scanner has power. The power indicator light/power button is located on the front of the scanner and should be green. If it is not, press the indicator light/power button. You may also need to check to see if the power cord has been disconnected. If you have already launched VueScan, please quit out of the application before powering on the scanner.

NOTE: If you are unable power on the scanner, please notify a consultant at the service counter.

To launch Readiris Pro 11, open the "Apple" Menu in the upper-left corner of the desktop. Select the "Scanner" folder, then select Readiris Pro 11.

VueScan Apple Menu


Configuring Readiris Pro 11

After Readiris Pro 11 has launched, and if the scanner is powered on and operating, you will see the correct scanner listed in the Source drop-down menu.

VueScan Apple Menu

NOTE: If you get an error when attempting to launch VueScan, please notify a consultant at the service counter.

On the main window of Readiris Pro 11, make sure that you select "text" as your document type by clicking on the main window as shown on the left side or by selecting the "text" in "Document type" under "Setting" tab on the top menu bar.

On the main window of Readiris Pro 11, Click on the text format Icon shown on the right side and it should pop up the "Text Format" window to opt for the text format for your document. Select RTF (rich text format) by clicking on the option bar on the left of "format". You could also choose Unicode to save you document as a .txt (text file format).

VueScan Apple Menu


Scanning an Image

Once you have finished configuring Readiris Pro 11, click on the "Acquire" botton shown on the left and it should bring up the "Epson Scan" window shown below. In the "Epson Scan" window, click on the "Scan" Button to scan the document.


After the scanning process, your document should be open up in Readiris Pro 11 shown at the bottom left. The numbering on the your document indicates different formant with in the area that Readiris recognizes. To make sure that Readiris has the correct format for a particular area, click on the number and select the appropriate format.


When you have checked all the format, click on the "Recognize" icon and it should bring up a "Save As" window shown below. After selecting the desire location, click on the "Save" button and an editable .rtf document should be created shortly. Opening the document in Microsoft Word should give you a similar format document comparing to the original document.