RE: OCR pictures contained in Tweets

A simple way, possibly not. A way, yes. If you double tap on the photo or possibly a one finger triple tap to bring up the context menu, iOS has added a recognize text option. Or, if you have Seeing AI, SuperSense, or Voice Dream Scanner, there will be an option to recognize it with one of those

Re: OCR PDFS on Mac or iphone

ote: > > Richard, what is the "share sheet"? > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2020 8:26 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: OCR PDFS o

RE: OCR PDFS on Mac or iphone

Richard, what is the "share sheet"? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2020 8:26 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCR PDFS on Mac or iphone Voice Dream Scan

Re: OCR PDFS on Mac or iphone

> That's what I meant when I said Scanner will show up in the share sheet, so > it can be used to extract text from an image PDF. > I've always opened the PDF, then used the share button to get there. I've not explored grabbing it from somewhere directly. The developer, Winston Chen, is

Re: OCR PDFS on Mac or iphone

Hi Richard, good idea, but does it ocr pdf files imported , rather than pictures taken? Thanks Ian > On 25 Apr 2020, at 13:25, Richard Turner wrote: > > Voice Dream Scanner, $5.99 for the iPhone version. > The only limitation, which the developer is working on, is that columns do > not scan

Re: OCR PDFS on Mac or iphone

Voice Dream Scanner, $5.99 for the iPhone version. The only limitation, which the developer is working on, is that columns do not scan well. But, you will not find a better OCR app. It is fast, accurate, and you can save as accessible PDF, so the visual appearance is there, but the text is also

Re: OCR for German Text?

Hey Harry, Just to chime in. I'm the developer of Envision AI. Envision can read German both in our live text mode and also for documents that you might need. Not only does it recognise and read German but also read it out in the German dialect. That should definitely be helpful to you if

Re: OCR for German Text?

Thanks, Anne! I just looked in the App and double tapped on Settings and found recognition languages and, as you say, I discovered that I had forgotten to tick German when I first set the app up! Whew! You have saved me a lot of trouble! Regards Harry > On 12 Jan 2018, at 13:38, Anne Robertson

Re: OCR for German Text?

Hello Harry, KNFBReader does support German. I just checked and the languages are English, French, Spanish and German. Cheers, Anne > On 12 Jan 2018, at 13:45, Harry Bell wrote: > > I have just started a German class and would like to be able to OCR German > text

Re: OCR

Hello, For OCR, I use Abby fine reader. I asked the question about printers and scanners a while ago. People told me that the HP scanners and printers worked well. I chose an all-in-one, model 8710. I know the model number starts with 87. I am guessing at the last two numbers. My scanner is at

Re: OCR Apps

While I've had nothing but good success with Prizmo Go, if you want to be able to copy the text, or send it, you need the $4.99 Export package. Office Lens, as others have said, is free, and allows you to export the text. It just has a few more steps to get to that point, but works great too.

Re: OCR Apps

While I have found that KNFB Reader is the best, I have tried Office Lens which is free and very accurate. I also tried Prismo Go but unlike others I find it not nearly as accurate as the other two. But it is free so I suggest you try it and Office Lens before paying the price of the KNFB

RE: OCR Apps

. Alan Lemly From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimer Jaber Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 3:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCR Apps Great, thanks! Does this app have features for page alignment? Not necessary, as I can take

Re: OCR Apps

The one I referenced is called Goggles but isn't the Google one. On 5/15/2017 4:18 PM, Nimer Jaber wrote: Will check out Goggles... Used it on Android, but it hasn't been updated or received much love in many years. Thanks. On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 3:17 PM Nimer Jaber

Re: OCR Apps

Will check out Goggles... Used it on Android, but it hasn't been updated or received much love in many years. Thanks. On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 3:17 PM Nimer Jaber wrote: > Great, thanks! Does this app have features for page alignment? Not > necessary, as I can take an

Re: OCR Apps

Great, thanks! Does this app have features for page alignment? Not necessary, as I can take an adequate picture without it, but still nice... Thanks. On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 3:13 PM Aleeha Dudley wrote: > While KNFB is excellent and I do own a copy, Prizmo Go is a

Re: OCR Apps

Goggles works okay too. I was able to get my computer restarted with no sound or braille using that and then able to fix it from there. On 5/15/2017 4:13 PM, Aleeha Dudley wrote: While KNFB is excellent and I do own a copy, Prizmo Go is a very nice free option that will work almost as well

Re: OCR Apps

While KNFB is excellent and I do own a copy, Prizmo Go is a very nice free option that will work almost as well as the reader. Sent from my iPhone > On May 15, 2017, at 3:10 PM, Nimer Jaber wrote: > > Hello, > > I am looking for someone that has used different OCR

Re: OCR scanning software for the Mac book

I was researching this again when looking at OCR solutions for the Mac. Is an internet connection still required for processing the scanned images? I know in the past that was true on the Mac platform but not in Windows. Thanks. Best regards, Bill > On Feb 19, 2017, at 7:53 PM, Denise

Re: OCR scanning software for the Mac book

This is the best software I have used. I got a $240 certificate that is active for a year or two, can't remember, but for a tiny subscription service a month, it certainly beats having to shop and get software that probably does not do the best it is suppose to do. hope it works out for you

Re: OCR scanning software for the Mac book

You can get the app free from the app store and try it for 7 days. Then if I remember right, it costs $400 after that. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2017, at 6:14 PM, Marissa wrote: > > is this an application you purchase from the appstore? what is the price

Re: OCR scanning software for the Mac book

is this an application you purchase from the appstore? what is the price of this application On Friday, February 17, 2017 at 2:35:04 PM UTC-8, Marissa wrote: > > Considering purchasing a MacBook I am aware that it comes with voiceover. > My question however, is what type of OCR software would

Re: OCR scanning software for the Mac book

Hi, I would advise using Docuscan plus for the Mac. It’s fairly easy to use and quite accurate. Best, Aleeha > On Feb 17, 2017, at 4:34 PM, Marissa Solaun > wrote: > > Considering purchasing a MacBook I am aware that it comes with voiceover. My > question

RE: OCR in iOS 9.0.2

Try resetting your phone by holding down the home and power buttons for about 5 seconds simultaneously. This resolved the issue I had with the typing echo feature after upgrading. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Harry

Re: OCR in iOS 9.0.2

Out of curiosity I tried mine. It also doesn't work properly regardless of whether voiceover is on or not. I did reset the phone to see if that would help it did not. I am using a 6s with beta software. On 10/1/15, Harry Bell wrote: > Thanks! Hard reset worked a treat!

Re: OCR in iOS 9.0.2

Thanks! Hard reset worked a treat! Harry > On 1 Oct 2015, at 19:46, David Cleveland wrote: > > Try resetting your phone by holding down the home and power buttons for about > 5 seconds simultaneously. This resolved the issue I had with the typing echo > feature

Re: OCR app for small documents such as bills and letters?

Though expensive, the KNFB Reader is the most blind friendly and appears to be the best document scanning app currently out. I think there's a great future for this app and the developers have already put out a few updates after the initial release. Check AppleVis for a demonstration podcast

Re: OCR app for small documents such as bills and letters?

The KNFB reader is my recommendation. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: trahern culver To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 5:45 PM Subject: OCR app

Re: OCR app for small documents such as bills and letters?

I am thinking about getting the KNFB Reader myself because I heard it can amongst other things read computer screens at least as well as inaccessible electronic documents such as PDF. On 19/12/2014 23:45, trahern culver wrote: hi all, i have an iphone6 with the latest version of ios8.

Re: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs. iPhone 6 Plus

In a word: no. I can say that, in theory, the Plus will offer better images, but there's no way to actually know for sure what kind of difference the stabilization will have without doing side-by-side tests using both phones. I read one article that said the feature is most useful in low

RE: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs. iPhone 6 Plus

a new phone, but will wait until the verdict is out. Eileen From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:24 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs. iPhone 6 Plus In a word

Re: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs. iPhone 6 Plus

Hall Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:24 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs. iPhone 6 Plus In a word: no. I can say that, in theory, the Plus will offer better images, but there's no way to actually know for sure what kind of difference

Re: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs. iPhone 6 Plus

am excited to get a new phone, but will wait until the verdict is out. Eileen From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:24 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs

RE: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs. iPhone 6 Plus

To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs. iPhone 6 Plus Possibly, but remember that the 6 series, and even the 5S, include an advanced flash. This is meant to light an image more accurately (in terms of tone and color) than a regular flash, such as that found on the 5 or 4S

RE: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs. iPhone 6 Plus

My guess is that KNFB Reader on a 6 or a 6 Plus will perform very much the same and that the optical image stabilization won't make a lot of difference. I think a lot of people are getting hung up on that one feature where a number of variables are involved in how good your OCR result will be.

Re: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs. iPhone 6 Plus

I think many people are being hung up on this feature where a bigger screen can be more of a problem for a voiceover user. Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690649294341327 Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from

Re: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs. iPhone 6 Plus

Hello, Thanks to all that have responded to my inquiry about which iPhone 6 would be best in performing OCR. From the concenses, the amount of battery life between the 2 phones may be more of a determining factor then the optical stabilization. I'm sure in the coming days after the phone is

Re: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs. iPhone 6 Plus

Remember, no one in the world except for a few Apple and cell carrier people has an iPhone6 yet. I'd wait until people can run comparison tests before making my final choice. I'd also wait until I can hold both and see just how big a factor the 6Plus size will be. On Sep 16, 2014, at 7:46 PM,

Re: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs. iPhone 6 Plus

Hi Alex, That's exactly what I'm going to do. I have made replicas of each phone size, but it doesn't do it justice until I can get my hands on both of them. I'll wait a bew days, so the Apple store maddness will die down some. Hopefully, touching the phones won't make me more confused and end

Re: OCR Quality with iPhone6 Vs. iPhone 6 Plus

I have used iPhone camera very little, but are guessing that the optical stabilization is good for OCR. It will be interesting to see what people find out soon. Hoping for good result. Always fun with speculations before roll-out. Take care 17. sep. 2014 kl. 02:07 skrev Eileen Misrahi

RE: OCR apps!

Text Grabber is the best for me hands down. DJ -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jose Lomeli Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 8:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Cc: Jose Lomeli Subject: OCR apps! Hello, Listers, what are some

Re: OCR apps!

What are the best settings for TextGrabber? Thanks so much. Sharonda On 5/7/14, DJ grou...@gmail.com wrote: Text Grabber is the best for me hands down. DJ -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jose Lomeli Sent: Tuesday,

RE: OCR apps!

I find that the default settings work just fine. DJ -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sharonda Greenlaw Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 7:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCR apps! What are the best settings

Re: OCR apps!

Abbyy Finereader is the best. Sent from my iPhone On May 6, 2014, at 18:50, Jose Lomeli jose.lome...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Listers, what are some good OCR apps out their for the iPhone? Right now I would prefer a free one but if not possible then oh well! Thanks in advance! Jose

Re: OCR apps!

Text grabber Regards, Alan I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha

RE: OCR

Say text is a good one. Use a darker background, you put the camera (not the phone) close to the center and slowly move it up. It will make a sound when the edges have been detected. Hold still and it will take the picture. HTH Thom -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: OCR app

Hi Ileen, do you use prismo for sorting mail too? -- Lelia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting

RE: OCR app

might add. DJ _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 8:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCR app Unless you have the StandScan Pro or the ScanBox Pro, you will not have much

Re: OCR app

I might add. DJ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 8:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCR app Unless you have the StandScan Pro or the ScanBox Pro, you will not have much

Re: OCR app

My favorite is TextGrabber. Here's a link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/textgrabber-+-translator/id438475005?mt=8 Watch for sales, sometimes you can get it for a very low price. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. On Aug 15, 2013, at 5:04 PM, DJ Reese

RE: OCR app

I have Text Grabber but, as a totally blind person, have had very little success getting successful shots. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Dean Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 7:10 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCR app My

Re: OCR app

person, have had very little success getting successful shots. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Dean Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 7:10 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCR app My favorite is TextGrabber. Here's a link

Re: OCR app

Grabber but, as a totally blind person, have had very little success getting successful shots. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Dean Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 7:10 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCR app My favorite

RE: OCr of white text on coloured image.

Hi Sandy, As the unofficial OCR queen on Viphone *smile*, have you tried Talking Goggles in video mode on something like your birthday card? I am just curious as I am always amazed what this app recognizes. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: OCr of white text on coloured image.

Hi Siegard, (think I forgot how to spell your name there, sorry!) I just tried it several times with Talking Goggles and while it seems that it can read the text quite well, I only get about 5 seconds of speach before it cuts off. So, only time enough for 2 or 5 words, depending. I

RE: OCr of white text on coloured image.

To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCr of white text on coloured image. Hi Siegard, (think I forgot how to spell your name there, sorry!) I just tried it several times with Talking Goggles and while it seems that it can read the text quite well, I only get about 5 seconds of speach

Re: OCr of white text on coloured image.

Hi, I wrote Raphael at Prizmo about this very thing last week. If you go to the readability settings there should be an option for white letters. Try that and let us know how it goes. I was preparing for a presentation at a Macular Degeneration workshop and had a flyer that was white on green.

RE: OCr of white text on coloured image.

of them is with CD music jackets. Thanks in advance. Eileen -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCr of white text on coloured image

RE: OCr of white text on coloured image.

@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: OCr of white text on coloured image. Hi Richard, I attempted to follow your suggestion to change the setting for white letters in reability, but I couldn't find reability in any of the setting options in Prizmo. Can you tell me where to find this setting

Re: OCr of white text on coloured image.

, May 23, 2013 8:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCr of white text on coloured image. Hi, I wrote Raphael at Prizmo about this very thing last week. If you go to the readability settings there should be an option for white letters. Try that and let us know how it goes. I

RE: OCr of white text on coloured image.

@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:32 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCr of white text on coloured image. Hi, After you have taken the picture in the Create New Document screen, Double tap on the Page 1 of 1, for example. Instead of hitting

RE: OCr of white text on coloured image.

be interesting to see if works. Thanks. Eileen -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:07 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: OCr of white text on coloured image. Hi Eileen, You

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

Hi Esther, Just a comment re SayText: I have noticed that SayText is one of the best apps at using the flash when the lighting is insufficient. Prizmo doesn't kick in till the lighting is much worse and then it doesn't work very well, because it doesn't seem to allow time for the Auto

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

Hi Esther, Thank you so much! I had bought Text Grabber ages ago, but was not impressed at the time. However, I just tried it again, using my StandScan Pro and was delighted by the results and also the speed of execution. The interface is much simpler than prizmo too! I shall play with

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

Hi Sandy and Chuck, I guess Chuck now has his answer about whether TextGrabber works well with a StandScan Pro from an actual user; I just put in my order using the viphone coupon discount. You're correct that the big problem with TextGrabber is that it doesn't have the same tolerance of skewed

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

The person said scanned PDF. iBooks does not OCR scanned pages. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 14/03/2013, at 15:29, Chuck Dean chuckd...@me.com wrote: iBooks can read most PDFs so there is no need for OCR . It is

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

Yes, iBooks and mail are the best PDF readers I've ever worked with. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 14/03/2013, at 17:05, Chuck Dean chuckd...@me.com wrote: OK, Matthew, I have had some PDFs that do not read on my

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

I wouldn't want to do it, but you could take a screen capture of every page by pressing the home and power button simultaneously. This will save an image of each page to your camera role. You could then use prismo to ocr the images. It would work, but would be quite time consuming. Sent with

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

Hi Brett, Matthew, David, Chuck, and Others, The problem is that none of the current iOS OCR programs can input from a PDF file, so the current workaround involves displaying the PDF on the screen and doing a screen capture. Then, you need to use an OCR program that lets you input from your

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

Hi Esther, Once again I have to thank you for your incredible knowledge of the iPhone and its workings. I also prefer Text Grabber and I have asked for a StandScan Pro for my birthday, which is two weeks from tomorrow. No need to send presents. :) Have you tried Text Grabber with the StandScan

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

You need to use an OCR package. Voice Dream Reader is not an OCR package. Prizmo can OCR images from your camera roll. For this solution to work, you need to get the PDF page image into the camera roll. 1) Open the PDF file. I do this from directly in mail. 2) Press home and power buttons at

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

Have you tried to open the PDFs in iBooks? I know it can read some PDFs, but I am not sure if the type you are talking about will work. Just a thought, Chuck On Mar 13, 4:19 pm, David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com wrote: You need to use an OCR package. Voice Dream Reader is not an OCR

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

iBooks does not OCR. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 14/03/2013, at 14:28, Chuck Dean chuckd...@me.com wrote: Have you tried to open the PDFs in iBooks? I know it can read some PDFs, but I am not sure if the type you

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

iBooks can read most PDFs so there is no need for OCR . It is worth a try. Chuck On Mar 13, 6:49 pm, David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com wrote: iBooks does not OCR. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 14/03/2013,

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

The original question asked about image based PDF's, so I suspect OCR will be involved, but of course, there's no harm in trying iBooks. On 03/13/2013 09:29 PM, Chuck Dean wrote: iBooks can read most PDFs so there is no need for OCR . It is worth a try. Chuck On Mar 13, 6:49 pm, David

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

I am also assuming that he has the PDF files and not the print out. Chuck On Mar 13, 7:35 pm, Christopher Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com wrote: The original question asked about image based PDF's, so I suspect OCR will be involved, but of course, there's no harm in trying iBooks. On 03/13/2013

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

Hello Chuck. Sadly, iBooks will not work in this situation. It will of course display the text, but since that text is actually an image, there is no way to read it with VoiceOver. Thanks for the suggestion though. On 2013-03-13, at 10:29 PM, Chuck Dean chuckd...@me.com wrote: iBooks can read

Re: OCR of PDFs on my iDevice. Can this be done?

OK, Matthew, I have had some PDFs that do not read on my desktop, so I emailed them to myself and they would read in Ibooks. I don't know why. Personally, I hate PDFs. Chuck On Mar 13, 7:47 pm, Matthew Campbell wrestling.ch...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Chuck. Sadly, iBooks will not work in this

Re: OCR Apps for IPOD 5th gen

Try SayText. It is the only free OCR app I am aware of. Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) On Feb 26, 2013, at 2:29 PM, Nimit Kaur kaur.ni...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Everyone, I am looking for free OCR apps for my IPOD Touch that I can use for my school worksheets if

Re: OCR for PDFs

Ester Have you tried Abbyy Fine reader? I'm just asking because it works well on PDFs on the Mac. There is an app for iPad and iPhone but I haven't tried it yet. Nancy Nancy Badger, Ph.D Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services UT Chattanooga Sent from my iPhone with dictation software.

Re: OCR for PDFs

Hello Nancy, TextGrabber, the program that I said worked slightly better and faster than Prizmo on screen captures, is actually ABBYY's OCR program for iOS devices. The full name is TextGrabber + Translator by ABBYY, but you get better search results in the app store if you just type in

Re: OCR for PDFs

Hi Holly. The only way I have been able to do this with an image of text emailed to me is to take a screen shot of the page which then saves it to the last item on my camera role. From here I can open my preferred ocr app - had best outcomes with prismo, and open the last item on the camera

Re: OCR for PDFs

Hi Jodie and Holly, Short of using a web upload service that returns results to you at a later time, and which is easier to use from a desktop computer, my experience is the same as Jodie's. None of the current iOS OCR apps will work with PDF files -- it has to be a jpg or png image files. You

Re: OCR doc already on the iPhone/iPad

Hi there. I have the same issue. I haven't found an app that will do this directly however here is a workaround. Open the file attachment and take a screen shot - home plus power button. This puts a photo of the image in your camera roll and will be the last one on the list with the highest

Re: OCR doc already on the iPhone/iPad

OK, this works. Thanks On Oct 7, 2012, at 9:28 PM, Jodie Hoger jodieho...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there. I have the same issue. I haven't found an app that will do this directly however here is a workaround. Open the file attachment and take a screen shot - home plus power button. This puts a

RE: OCR with iOS devices with the VueScan app and wireless scanner

Ester, Fantastic post as usual. I happen to have the same printer you have that I purchased for $39 last black Friday. I also have a Laser printer but I wanted an AirPrint enabled one and the price was right. As you mentioned, my wife who is sighted had to set it up because there was no way

Re: OCR with iOS devices with the VueScan app and wireless scanner

Because Esther recommended the app I gave it a try with a HP LaserJet CM2320 and it worked really well. The only thing that did not seem to work is the document feeder, but I only tried once, so there may be something more I need to do. Either way for $5 it is a handy piece of software to have.