[nfbcs] OCR software for Windows

[Rasmussen, Lloyd]

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
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Subject: [nfbcs] OCR software for Windows

My Lions Club got a call from a blind woman who needs help with her computer. Its 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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