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Sharpdesk User’s Guide 33
Convert by OCR Properties
You can OCR an image and specify the options you wish to employ.
To change text conversion preferences, choose the Preferences command in the Tools menu. The
Convert By OCR Properties dialog box displays.
Convert By OCR Properties Dialog Box
You can specify the following text conversion options. When you are satisfied with your
selections, click OK to save your options.
When you complete your selections, click OK to save your preferences for future scans.
OPTION/SETTING DESCRIPTION
File Format Select a file format that the conversion should use for its output.
Locate Method
This option controls the method that the text conversion engine uses to locate
text on a page. You can select from:
Normal (Multi-Column): This setting is suitable for most cases. It is to be used
on text with ordinary paragraphs, pages with mixed text and graphics, and on
multi-column pages of text such as in newspapers and magazines. This setting
is also good for pages that have tables.
Force Single Column: Use this setting when the page contains side-by-side
blocks of text that you want the text conversion engine to read from left to right
across the page. With this setting, the engine always locates text from the left
margin to the right margin of the page, regardless of the spacing between
groups of words.