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Wizard, you define your job type and name your job; next you are to specify a starting time, a
recurring job or watched folder instructions.
A job incorporates a workflow with timing instructions added. See “Batch Manager” in
Chapter 4, page 78.
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 2007 or 2010 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 2007 or 2010 go to the Nuance OCR tab). Select options in the following panels:
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OCR: languages, dictionaries, layout, fonts.
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Process: Image pre-processing, choices for PDF opening, feature retention.
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Output format: Set a formatting level
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Direct OCR: Automatic or manual zoning, perform or skip proofing, image source.
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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 Office 2007 and 2010) to review your
recognition settings, if necessary; the Direct OCR panel lets you specify input from
scanner, image file or digital camera image files.