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Chapter 6 Pen Scanner Version
6.7 Scan Direction
In the [General Setting] page, you can
select the appropriate Scan Mode and
congure the pen to suit left or right-handed
holders.
* Scan Direction Settings
WorldPenScan must be used to scan the
characters in a consistent direction, any
changes to the direction will cause inaccu-
rate recognition results.
According to how you hold the pen and
the direction which you want to scan to
change the conguration settings.
6.7.1 Scanning Horizontal or Vertically Aligned Text
When you rst use the WorldPenScan, the default setting is automatically detects the di-
rection of the text. However, you can manually set the scanner to scan in a direction of your
choice. If left in its default settings, the scanning speed of the WorldPenScan will be slower
until the WorldPenScan detects the appropriate text direction.
If you already know that all your text all
read in a certain direction, you can set the
WorldPenScan to scan in that direction us-
ing the interface.
To do this, click the Property tab and
choose your desired text direction under
Orientation.