I use a low cost HP printer flatbed scanner from WalMart. HP 2130 series. Thanks, Rob
> On Aug 7, 2023, at 11:59 AM, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com > <mailto:our4p...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > To add to this question, do you guys use a scanner or document camera? What > works well with the Mac? > > Thank you, > Traci > > >> On Aug 6, 2023, at 9:16 AM, Brandon Olivares <thepianist2...@gmail.com >> <mailto:thepianist2...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> ABBYY FineReader is what I use and it works quite well. Very easy to use. >> >>> On Aug 6, 2023, at 7:02 AM, 'jason' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> The option frequently mentioned is ABBYY FineReader for Mac. I haven’t used >>> it, and there may be alternatives now. >>> I have used the Windows version (a former colleague arranged for my then >>> workplace to acquire it, which is how I was introduced to it). The document >>> format recognition is very good, as is the OCR accuracy. I used it mostly >>> to process PDF files containing images of printed pages. >>> >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Traci Duncan >>> <our4p...@gmail.com <mailto:our4p...@gmail.com>> >>> Date: Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 15:27 >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >>> Subject: Scanning & ocr options? >>> >>> Hi all, I don’t know much about full scanning OCR options. I was just >>> reading a bit about pearl and open book from Jaws. Does the Mac have >>> solutions like that? One main thing I want is the ability to know if my >>> reading material is right side up. I also like the idea of the layout of >>> the page remaining intact. 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