[nfbcs] OCR software for Windows

[Larry Wayland]

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.


-----Original Message-----
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.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----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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