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138 Chapter 7 - Scanning EN
About OCR software
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a technology that recognizes
letters in a scanned image and converts them into ASCII characters,
or editable text. OCR programs convert some text more accurately
than other text. Because OCR technology is never perfect, proofread
all converted text carefully to ensure the characters have been
correctly interpreted.
These types of text convert most accurately:
l text in standard fonts
l text in 9-point font or larger
l crisp, clear text
l black text on a white background
These types of text might convert less accurately:
l text close to non-text elements, such as bullets, lines, or graphics
l text in spreadsheets, tables, or forms
l letters that have gaps, that “bleed” along their edges, or that
touch other letters
l underlined text
l text on colored paper
Note Handwriting cannot be converted.
If you have problems with your OCR software, see "Problem Solving
and Product Maintenance," or the OCR software Help for more
information.