[nfbcs] OCR software for Windows
Larry Wayland
lhwayland at sbcglobal.net
Thu Mar 29 02:53:45 UTC 2012
Ok, I have been on the web site. Docuscan plus can be used with out the
internet according to the help section.
I plan to call them tomorrow to get more information and better details.
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From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Jim Barbour
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfbcs] OCR software for Windows
I believe you need Internet for pc as well
Jim
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On Mar 28, 2012, at 5:50 PM, "Larry Wayland" <lhwayland at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
> You are correct about Docuscan Plus. An Internet connection is
> necessary on the Mac but not a pc.
> Text cloner is still alive and well. I know people using it and like
> it very well. It is good if you are not going to be scanning a lot of
> text at a time. It scans, puts the text into an editor. The only
> editor I have ever used is Word, but I feel Fairley certain it would
> work with Jarte or something like it. A search for "text Cloner Pro
> can be done from Google or Yahoo and the company name will come up.
> Its premier Programming Solutions or something like that. Go to the
> web site and you can find a toll free number for them. They are very good
about answering questions.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf of David Andrews
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 4:42 PM
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] OCR software for Windows
>
> Docuscan Plus requires an internet connection on the Mac, but not in
> Windows, I believe.
>
> Dave
>
> On 3/27/2012 8:15 AM, Rasmussen, Lloyd wrote:
>> A lot will depend on her proficiency and persistence with the computer.
> DocuScan Plus may require an internet connection; I'm not quite sure.
> It is from Serotek, the people who make System Access and other
> programs and services. Text Cloner was from Premier Assistive
> Technology in Michigan; I haven't heard anything about them lately.
> Many scanners include demo or low-functioning OCR software with their
driver discs.
>>
>> For scanning at home, I use Omnipage, from Nuance. The most
>> automatic way
> to use it, once it is set up, is to run it as a plug-in to a word
> processor, preferably Word. It does not offer automatic reading of a
> page while the next page is scanned, but I don't find this to be much of a
disadvantage.
> And it costs $500 for the full package, which is a lot less than for
> K1000 or OpenBook.
>>
>> Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Project Engineer National Library Service for
>> The Blind and Physically Handicapped
>> Library of Congress 202-707-0535
>> http://www.loc.gov/nls
>> The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect
>> those of
> the Library of Congress, NLS.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] on
>> Behalf Of John Heim
>> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 5:59 PM
>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>> Subject: [nfbcs] OCR software for Windows
>>
>> My Lions Club got a call from a blind woman who needs help with her
> computer. It's running some version of Microsoft Windows. Probably XP.
> She has a scanner but has no software for it. Does anyone have a
> recommendation for free or low-cost OCR software for Windows?
>>
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