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Processing Documents Processing Methods 24
Processing from other applications
You can use the Direct OCR™ feature to call on the recognition services of OmniPage while
you work in the following applications: Microsoft Office XP or higher, Corel WordPerfect 12
or X3. First you must check the Enable Direct OCR check box under Tools > Options >
General. Then, two buttons in the Office 2010 or 2013 Nuance OCR tab, or in an OmniPage
toolbar open the door to OCR facilities.
How to set up Direct OCR
Start the application you want connected to OmniPage. Start OmniPage, open the Options
dialog box at the General panel and select Enable Direct OCR.
In the target application, use the
Acquire Text Settings button in the OmniPage toolbar (in
Office 2010 or 2013 go to the Nuance OCR tab). Select options in the following panels:
• OCR: languages, dictionaries, layout, fonts.
• Process: Image pre-processing, choices for PDF opening, feature retention.
• Output format: Set a formatting level
• Direct OCR: Automatic or manual zoning, perform or skip proofing, image source.
• Scanner: Set-up or change scanner settings.
These function for future Direct OCR work until you change them again; they are not applied
when OmniPage is used on its own.
How to use Direct OCR
1.
Open your application and work in a document. To acquire recognition results from
scanned pages, place them correctly in the scanner.
2. Use the OmniPage toolbar button Acquire Text Settings or the same item in the target
application’s File menu (or the Nuance OCR tab in Of
fice 2010 and 2013) to review your
recognition settings, if necessary; the Direct OCR panel lets you specify input from
scanner, image file or digital camera image files.
3. Use the OmniPage toolbar button Acquire Text or the same item in the File menu (use
the Nuance OCR tab in Office 2010 or 2013) to acquire images from the specified source.
4. If you selected Draw zones automatically in the Direct OCR panel of the Options dialog
box, under Acquire Text Settings, recognition proceeds immediately.
5. If Draw zones automatically is not selected, each page image will be presented to you,
allowing you to draw zones manually. Click the Perform OCR button to continue with
recognition.