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How to start the program
To start OmniPage 16 do one of the following:
• Click Start in the Windows taskbar and choose All
Programs > ScanSoft OmniPage 16 > OmniPage
[Professional] 16.
•Double-click the OmniPage icon in the
program’s installation folder or on the Windows
desktop if placed there.
•Double-click an OmniPage Document (OPD)
icon or file name; the clicked document is loaded
into the program. See “OmniPage Documents” in
the next Chapter.
• Right click one or more image file icons or file names for a
shortcut menu. Select Open With... OmniPage application.
The images are loaded into the program.
On opening, OmniPage’s title screen is displayed and then a view
selection panel. OmniPage has three basic view types. For details,
see The OmniPage Desktop and Views in the next chapter. It
provides an introduction to the program’s main working areas.
There are several ways of running the program with a limited
interface:
• Use the Batch Manager program. Click Start in the
Windows taskbar and choose All Programs > ScanSoft
OmniPage 16 > OmniPage Batch Manager. See the
Workflows chapter.
• Click Acquire Text from the File menu of an application
registered with the Direct OCR™ facility. See “How to set
up Direct OCR” in the Processing Documents chapter.
• Right-click on one or more image file icons or file names
for a shortcut menu. Select OmniPage 16 and choose a
target format, or the Convert Now Wizard or a workflow
from its sub-menu. The files will be processed according to
the workflow instructions. See the Workflows chapter.