THere is a lot of complaining here... There is a take control book on creating a paperless office that recommends good OCR scanners and a program or two to create "Searchable" PDF files. I don't know of anybody in the blind community that has reviewed this book and tested the solution. So... I will buy the book and do a Sunday project to see how well that solution might work for us.
I will report back on MOnday In the mean time, let us stop complaining and start looking at real solutions. Best regards, Jonathan On May 18, 2011, at 3:32 PM, Jenny Wood wrote: > Hi Carolyn, > > Just out of curiosity, what type of scanner do you have? I think you may > have told me before, but I think I need a refresher. :-) I will say that as > a follow-up to our docuscan discussion, I really started digging further into > scanning possibilities for my mac. I tried a program called Exactscan Pro, > which was sort of okay, but I was disappointed with the quality of the > recognition. However, I also downloaded a trial version of Abby Fine Reader, > and I actually wound up purchasing it within the first couple of days. I am > very impressed with the recognition, and it works very well with my scanner > and scanner software. My only complaint at all about this program, is simply > the fact I have to launch the scanner software separately to begin the > scanning process, and that Abby asks you to save the file before reviewing > it. Having said that, it really comes down to an extra button push or two > difference from what I might get out of K1000. I have used it intensely > since having bought it. I intend to continue using it even once I get Fusion > up and running. I will use K1000 primarily for larger scanning projects, > since it will allow me to scan repeatedly without necessarily having to save > anything. As far as going through the daily mail or random papers around the > house, Abby does the job perfectly. > > -- > > Jenny Wood > Phone: (972) 989-3894 > Email: [email protected] > Facebook/Twitter/Skype: kc5gni > > > > > On May 18, 2011, at 1:52 PM, carolyn Haas wrote: > >> Hi John: >> That's one reason I haven't made that little investment. If I'm going to >> buy that app, I don't want to have to jump through lots of hoops to use it. >> I have to say this is one area where accessibility really could use a >> proberveal kick in the pants--Ok, upgrade.:) >> >> I absolutely hate having to tell people I need to use the PC to scan most >> conveniently. >> >> Thank you for your input. >> Carolyn >> >> On May 18, 2011, at 12:43 PM, Jon Cohn wrote: >> >>> I have done this with TIFF and PostScript files. >>> >>> Even though I got a copy of Abby (old version) with my scanner, the new >>> Abby does not recognise my Epson Perfection scanner. >>> >>> >>> On May 18, 2011, at 1:21 PM, carolyn Haas wrote: >>> >>>> Hi: >>>> I'm debating about purchasing Abbyy for my Mac to access it's ocr >>>> capabilities. I am wondering from someone who uses it whether I can >>>> upload an image to it from, for example, an email attachment and have it >>>> convert to text. TIA for any input. >>>> >>>> Carolyn >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
