Extracting Character Strings from Scanned Images

You can open a scanned image in a specified OCR application and extract character strings.
1.
Set the original in the device.
2.
In the main screen of the MF Scan Utility, select the device you are using from [Product Name]/[Scanner] → click [Settings].
3.
Click [OCR] in the [] (Scanning from a computer) sheet of the [Settings] dialog box.
4.
Select an application in [OCR Application] of [Application Settings].
If you select [Output to Text], the extracted character strings are saved in a text file.
5.
If necessary, set the relevant items in [Scan Options]/[Save Settings]/[Application Settings] → click [OK].
6.
In the main screen of the MF Scan Utility, click [OCR].
Scanning begins.
Start the specified OCR application to display the extracted character strings.
NOTE
To extract character strings when scanning with [Document Scan]/[Custom Scan]/[ScanGear]: set [Settings] > [Application Settings] > [Start OCR].

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