Document Scanning

Printed materials can be scanned and converted to digital document files with OmniPage Pro.

Instructions and Screenshots
Step 1

Open OmniPage Pro from the programs menu or desktop icon.
image of the OmniPage Pro icon
Step 2

With OmniPage open click on the OCR Wizard button near the top left to open the Wizard. This will prompt you to check the wizard settings before scanning.
image of the OCR Wizard icon
Step 3

For documents without color pictures click Scan in black-and-white and click next.
image of the Image Panel selecting Scan in black-and-white
Step 4

Select the setting most appropriate for your document then click next.
image of the What does your original document look like? menu
Step 5

Check the language of the document being scanned and click next.
image of the What lanuages does your document contain? menu
Step 6

If you wish to proofread your scanned document before saving it click yes and yes to apply IntelliTrain. Click next.
image of the proofread text options
Step 7

Click to save the document as a file on your computer and click finish.
image of available options to export document
Step 8

Having completed setting up the wizard click the button 1-2-3, to start scanning your document.
image of selecting 1-2-3 to start scanning
Step 9

After scanning OmniPage will convert the scan to a text document. The OCR Proofreader will spell check the document. You can continue to proofread, or close the proofreader and check later after saving your document.
image of the OCR Proofreader screen
Step 10

Drop the Files of type: box down to select the desired file type, browse to find the location to save your file and click OK.
image of the Save as box

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