[nfbcs] OCR software for Windows

[Larry Wayland]

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.  





-----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
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> 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. 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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