OCR means optical character recognition software. google or apply it's search on vikipedia you will get your answers.
connect any scanners and install any softwares like kurzweil, openbook or fine reader on your machine and try to navigate with menus of these programs with the burning desires of reading the scanned pages with the purpose of reading the text in the accessible formats. the results presented to you is called OCR in my simple term. how OCR helps to the persons with printed disabilities, you can visit following URL for quick reference: http://www.afb.org/info/living-with-vision-loss/using-technology/assistive-technology/optical-character-recognition-systems/1235 hope that helps. thank you, On 8/16/14, tiku raj <tiku...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Friends, > > What is OCR? > > Is it used for reading images or graphics? > > Please let me know its purpose & how to use it well step by step. > > Regards, > > Tiku > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > -- Regards, Mukesh jain Email: mukesh.jai...@gmail.com mukeshheerachandj...@ntpc.co.in Skype: mukeshjain211 Mob: 09977165123 "Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight. " Helen Keller Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..