Becky, Obviously it will be able to read printed books as well.
Kathy -----Original Message----- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Becky B. Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 12:50 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] mainstream OCR packages? Hi Cathy. Openbook may have a few bells and whistles that Text Cloner does not have, but it reads typed text quite well using your own screen reading program which is what I want. I highly recommend the trial version which is free and is the full version. It meets my needs quite nicely. Becky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Pingstock" <kpingst...@zoominternet.net> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] mainstream OCR packages? > Becky, > > Does this program do everything that openbook does? > > Kathy > > -----Original Message----- > From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com > [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Becky B. > Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 9:56 AM > To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] mainstream OCR packages? > > Hello. > Before you decide on a scanning program, check out > http://www.readingmadeez.com/products/TextClonerPro.html > I've been using it for several years. It does the job quite nicely for me > and at a fraction of the cost of other programs. Cost is $99.95 and you > can > > download a trial version to check out. > > Becky > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JM Casey" <crystallo...@ca.inter.net> > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 7:54 AM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] mainstream OCR packages? > > >> Hello everyone. >> >> Finally got a scanner for the first time in years. Just wondering if >> anyone uses standard commercial OCR software (iE, not kurzweil or >> OpenBook) and which ones you feel most comfortable with? I may shell out >> for Open Book, but I'm not the only one using this computer, and it'd be >> nice if I could just acquire a standard OCR package. I remember someone >> telling me years ago that something they were using worked well with JAWS >> and possibly other screenreaders as well...may have been FineReader, but >> I > >> can't honestly remember. So, any experiences to share? >> >> JM >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
