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30 Introduction
Why save to OPD
You do not have to save your documents to the OPD file type. You would
typically do this for the following reasons:
◆ You cannot finish working with the document in the current
session.
◆ You want to pass the document to other users who have
OmniPage Pro. For example, you can pass an OPD file to a
specialist for proofing. In an office network, you may have one
scanner generating images for recognition and proofing at several
workstations.
◆ You want to build up an archive of recognized documents whose
original images remain accessible. The recognized texts allow
searching by keywords and other document retrieval techniques.
How to save to OPD
Saving to OPD is done from the File menu, or by using the Save button
in the Standard toolbar. The title bar shows the OmniPage Document file
name. If you intend to create an OPD, you can save it to this file type at
an early stage, for protection. Then use the Save button to save it
periodically as you work. Save it again at the end of your session.
When you close the document or exit the program, you will be prompted
to save the document as an OPD. You can include one or more saves to
the OPD file type in a workflow, along with steps to save images or
recognition results to other file types, see “Creating workflows” on
page 98.
Recognition results should be saved from OPD files before installing any
OmniPage Pro upgrade. These files may not be upwards compatible to newer
OPD file formats, or possibly only the images will be retained when the files are
upgraded. When you open an OPD created by OmniPage Pro 10, only images are
loaded. When you open an OPD created by OmniPage Pro 11, images and
recognized pages are loaded, but no zones are retained. All three are retained in
OPD files originating from OmniPage Pro 12.