[nfbcs] OCR software for Windows

[Jim Barbour]

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.  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----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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