I've tried all types of documents. It doesn't seem to matter if there are graphics or not. Thanks for your ideas. I'll keep trying.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Annette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 4:36 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Problems with Optical Recognition Software > Do you know what is on the page that you are scanning? Maybe there is a > graphic on it. Have you tried scanning different hardcopies and gotten > the > same results? > > Maybe you should type something up in MS-Word, or whatever is your word > processor and print it out. Then scan it back in and see what kind of > results you get. I use text Cloner Pro and have not had any problems with > it, or my Cannon LiDE80 scanner. > > Annette > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DoubleLegal > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 9:22 AM > To: Blind Computer Users > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Problems with Optical Recognition Software > > Hello everyone, > > > > I got a new Dell computer and a new scanner a few months back. Ever since > then, my OCR software is not working correctly. > > > > It will only pick up a few words on a page and the rest is scrambled > letters > and numbers. > > > > I don't use Open Book. I have Text Cloner Pro, but have also noticed that > in > Microsoft Office when I try to use its Character Recognition, it also > scrambles the page whether I'm scanning a document, or trying to read a > .TIF > file. > > > > I am using XP Pro, an EPSON Scanner and JAWS 8 and 9,. I have both > versions > of JAWS on my computer and have tried both with no success. > > > > Any ideas on what my problem may be? > > > > Thanks for any help. > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ > To post to this group, send email to > blind-computing@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ > To post to this group, send email to > blind-computing@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
