Thanks for the reply. I found the trial version of this
software. Will this trial convert scanned immages to text?
i'm happy to pay for it, but I need to test it before I buy. I
need to scan my bi study materials next week so need to make sure
it'll work. I hope it does, because I am thinking of going
totalY mac and not using windows again unless I have too.
Thanks,
Steph
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From: Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Date sent: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:15:41 -0500
Subject: Re: scanning software for the mac
I personally use ABBYY Fine Reader Express. It will interface
with most twain compliant scanners. Others will have something
to say on this subject as well.
As far as installing software, I will give you the most basic
information because there is a lot to cover as far as technical
details.
So, basically you have software that is rapped in a disk image
and most of these have an extension of dmg. This disk image when
opened mounts to the desktop and contains the application or
perhaps an a self-contained installer package, which incidentally
has an extension of pkg.
SOmetimes software is simply archived as a zip file and once
opened it generally will extract the contents of the zip in the
same location (i.e. in the downloads folder if that is where
your downloads are located). If the file is an app (not a pkg
file or installer) you can simply copy the app into the
Applications folder. When you run the app, it will create any
preference files etc. If the app is an installer package, you
would not copy this to the Applications folder. You can just run
it from wherever you are and it will install the software and any
other supporting files into the proper locations.
You can unmount the disk image by selecting it and pressing
command-e to eject the disk. This is a very quick and dirty
description without piling to many details on you. There are a
lot of great resources out there that cover the topic in greater
detail and you might want to do some reading and research.
I am sure others will have plenty to share on this topic as well.
Hope that helps some and gets you started.
Scott
On Jan 25, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Stephanie Mitchell wrote:
What is the best scanning software for the mac?
Also, any hints on installing programmes on the mac would be
good. I am new to the mac, and software doesn't install like
windows.
Steph
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