Convert a Document to Editable Text (OCR)

You can scan a document and convert the text into data that you can edit with a word processing program. This process is called OCR (Optical Character Recognition). To scan and use OCR, you need to use an OCR program, such as NewSoft® Presto! PageManager® that came with your Artisan 810 Series.

OCR software cannot recognize handwritten characters, and certain types of documents or text may be difficult for OCR software to recognize, such as:

•	Items that have been copied from other copies

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Faxes

•	Text with tightly spaced characters or line pitch

•	Text that is in tables or underlined

•	Cursive or italic fonts, and font sizes less than 8 points

Follow these steps to scan and convert text using Presto! PageManager.

1.	Place your original document(s) on the scanner glass or in the Automatic Document Feeder.

2.	Do one of the following to start Presto! PageManager:

•	Windows: Click or Start, click Programs or All Programs, open the Presto! PageManager folder, and select Presto! PageManager.

•	Mac OS X: Open the Applications folder, open the Presto! PageManager folder, and select the Presto! PageManager program icon.

You see the Presto! PageManager window:

3.	From the File menu, choose Select Source. Then select the name of your Artisan 810 Series and click OK.

4.	Click the OCR icon on the Presto! Scan Buttons toolbar.

Your document is scanned, processed into editable text, and opened in the Presto! PageManager window.

5.	Follow the instructions in Presto! PageManager Help to edit and save your document.