11.0

16 INSTALLATION AND SETUP
HOW TO START THE PROGRAM
To start TextBridge Pro 11 do one of the following:
u Click Start in the Windows taskbar and choose
Programs
ÉScanSoft TextBridge Pro 11.0ÉTextBridge Pro 11.0.
u Double-click the TextBridge Pro icon in the program’s
installation folder or on the Windows desktop if you placed it
there.
u Double-click a TextBridge Document (TXD) icon or file name;
the clicked document is loaded into the program. See Te x t B ri dg e
Documents in chapter 2.
On opening, TextBridge Pro’s title screen is displayed and then its
desktop. See chapter 2, The TextBridge desktop for an introduction to the
program’s main working areas.
There are several ways of running the program with a limited interface:
u Use the Schedule OCR program. Click Start in the Windows
taskbar and choose ProgramsÉScanSoft TextBridge Pro 11.0É
Schedule OCR. See Processing documents with Schedule OCR in
chapter 3.
u Click Acquire Text from the File menu of an application
registered with the Direct OCR™ facility. See Direct OCR in
chapter 3.
u Right-click an image file icon or file name for a shortcut menu.
Select a sub-menu item from ‘Convert To...’ to define a target.
u Use TextBridge Pro 11 with ScanSoft’s PaperPort
®
or Pagis
®
document management products, to add OCR services. See How
to use TextBridge Pro 11 with your PaperPort software in chapter 3.
REGISTERING YOUR SOFTWARE
ScanSoft’s registration Wizard runs at the end of installation. We provide
an easy electronic form that can be completed in less than five minutes.