Manual
16 INSTALLATION AND SETUP
To change the scanner settings at a later time, or to set up a different 
scanner, or to test and repair an installed scanner, please follow one of 
these two methods to reopen the Scanner Wizard:
u StartÉProgramsÉScanSoft OmniPage SEÉScanner Wizard or
u StartÉProgramsÉScanSoft OmniPage SEÉOmniPage 
SE
ÉTools menuÉOptionsÉScanner…ÉSetup button.
HOW TO START THE PROGRAM
To start OmniPage SE do one of the following:
u Click Start in the Windows taskbar and choose 
Programs
ÉScanSoft OmniPage SEÉOmniPage SE. 
u Double-click the OmniPage SE icon in the program’s installation 
folder or on the Windows desktop if you placed it there.
u Double-click an OmniPage Document (OPD) icon or file name; 
the clicked document is loaded into the program. See OmniPage 
Documents in chapter 2.
On opening, OmniPage SE’s title screen is displayed and then its desktop. 
See chapter 2 for an introduction to OmniPage SE’s desktop.
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 OmniPage SEÉ 
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 How to set up 
Direct OCR in chapter 3.
Note To test and repair an improperly functioning scanner, follow the 
procedure above, selecting ‘Test and configure current scanning source’ at 
the start of the process.










