yeehaw@lemmy.ca to MSP - Managed Service Providers@lemmy.world · 2 days agoClient wants to mass OCR documentsmessage-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 days agoDoes the it put out like a txt or word doc or something?
minus-squareLesserAbe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoIt’s been a minute, but when I was looking at these types of software (not this specific one mentioned) they can create a PDF with the scan images and OCR text overlaid on top of the scan.
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoIf you want OCR, it outputs a PDF. But it can also output to image formats like PNG (but images don’t have OCR). There are lots of options in the software, but the defaults work for 90% of regular documents.
Does the it put out like a txt or word doc or something?
It’s been a minute, but when I was looking at these types of software (not this specific one mentioned) they can create a PDF with the scan images and OCR text overlaid on top of the scan.
If you want OCR, it outputs a PDF.
But it can also output to image formats like PNG (but images don’t have OCR).
There are lots of options in the software, but the defaults work for 90% of regular documents.