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Settings Guidelines
OmniPage Pro Settings - 57
What is the quality of the original document?
Poor or not sure
Degraded copies, colored or
shaded backgrounds or text,
run-together or broken text
characters
Recommendations for scanning
 Select Grayscale with 3D OCR in the Accuracy
settings if you have a grayscale scanner and your
page contains grayscale graphics, colored
background, or colored text.
 Select Grayscale with HP AccuPage in the Accuracy
settings if you have an HP scanner that supports HP
AccuPage, and you selected HP AccuPage in the
Scan Manager.
 For best accuracy, use the Black and white setting if
your pages are black and white. Lighten the setting
for thick, run-together text characters or dark
backgrounds. Darken the setting for thin, broken text
characters.
 Try to scan original documents rather than
photocopies.
Other recommendations
 Select Use Language Analyst in the Accuracy settings.
OmniPage Pro will evaluate words and make logical
replacements for hard-to-recognize characters.
 Draw zones manually to omit any smudges or
scribbles on the page.
Choose Check Recognition... in the Tools menu to
locate possible errors after OCR.
 Ask senders to select Fine or Best mode when they
send faxes that you plan to recognize.
Good
Clear, well-formed, black text
characters on a clean, white
background
Recommendations
 Select Black and white in the Accuracy settings for
the fastest processing if you are scanning. Use a
setting near the middle of the slider box.
 Deselect Use Language Analyst in the Accuracy
settings for faster processing.
thick, run-together text
characters
thin, broken text
characters
well-formed text
characters