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Extracting Character Strings from Scanned Images

You can open a scanned image in a specified OCR application and extract character strings.

Set the original in the device.

In the main screen of the MF Scan Utility, select the device you are using from [Product Name]/[Scanner] → click [Settings].

Click [OCR] in the [

] (Scanning from a computer) sheet of the [Settings] dialog box.

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.

If necessary, set the relevant items in [Scan Options]/[Save Settings]/[Application Settings] → click [OK].

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].

Windows MF Scan Utility

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