Optical Character Recognition

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Optical Character Recognition
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Optical Character Recognition

• Often abbreviated as OCR
• Involves reading text from paper and translating
  the images into a form that computers can
  manipulate
• Enables users to take a book or journal article,
  feed it directly into an electronic computer
  file, and then edit the file using a word
  processor.

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OCR Example
TEXT EXAMPLE
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ScanSoftOmniPage Pro 14

• Accuracy
• Formatting
• Total PDF Support- Scan, Convert Print
• Editing and Proofing
• Document Output

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Adobe Acrobat Capture

• Documents ready for publication via the Web,
  intranets, extranets, CD-ROM
• Brings paper and digital workflow together
• Quality electronic documents easily accessible
• Advanced page content recognition

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OCR Legal

• Scan-to-PDF
• Scan and edit paper documents
• Convert PDF into Word
• Document Management
• Great for any sector of petPRO!

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Decision Process

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Recommendations

• ScanSoft OmniPage Pro 14
• More user friendly
• More features
• Conforms to a wide range of computer systems.
• Any division in petPRO can benefit from it.
• More bang for your buck!