OmniPage Pro 9.0 (Scanning Text Documents)

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Note: OmniPage Pro is used to scan a document in that has text.  This could be a Word document that you only have in hard copy form and you want to have it back in soft copy. 

1. Place document on Scanner bed or in document feeder that we have in the Library.
2. Choose Start, Programs, and Room Specific Software.
3. Double click on OmniPage Pro Icon.
4. Once OmniPage Pro opens you will click on the OCR wizard button.

5. You will now be walked thru 6 steps of the OCR scanning process.
6. Step 1
1. This step will allow you to scan your picture in different color modes.  Since this is usually text the first option is fine.
2. Choose the third option if you have any color text or graphics.

7. Step 2
1. Second step allows you to choose the format that your text is in.  Choosing the last option allows OmniPage do it for you.
2. Choose Spreadsheet for Excel documents or tables.
3. Mixed Page Layout, or last option should be standard choice.

8. Step 3
1. Choose the language you are scanning in.

9. Step 4
1. This will allow you to retain all the formatting and fonts from the document to be scanned, or not to keep it.
2. 2^nd choice is the default and the best option.

10. Step 5
1. Will Proofread the document for you.
2. Make sure you do this.  The Scanner might interrupt a letter b for a letter d.
3. The OCR proof ruins just like a spell checker.

11. Step 6
1. This option will allow you save the file to a diskette, your personal drive, or even just copy it to the clipboard. 
2. The first option is the best, because then you can save the document as a MS Office file.

12. OmniPage will then start to scan your pages in and then perform the OCR proofread. 
13. Once the Proofread is done you will be asked to save the document you scanned.
1. Save the document to the drive you wish.
2. Make sure under Save As type you have the file type you wish to save the file as, example MS Word.

14. Close OmniPage Pro when finished.
15. Open Document you just scanned in the program you save it as to check for any errors or formatting that you might have to correct.