
PaperPort Getting Started Guide 44
Convert images to text
You can convert scanned documents to text by a simple drag and drop of the
thumbnail to your word processor program. PaperPort automatically
processes your scanned document using PaperPort’s OCR software, launches
your word processing program, and loads the scanned text into a document
ready for editing.
PaperPort also allows you to copy text from part of an image item for use in a
text editing, word processing, or spreadsheet program.
The OCR software processes the text and copies it to the Windows
Clipboard. Open the program in which you want to insert the text, and use
Paste to paste the text in a file.
Filling Out Scanned Forms
FormTyper
TM
is a PaperPort program that enables you to fill in
static forms, such as insurance forms, registration cards, and
medical forms, that you scan to the PaperPort desktop.
You simply drag a form from
the PaperPort desktop to the
FormTyper program on the
Send To bar. The form is
converted to PDF if necessary
and opened in your Nuance
PDF product. FormTyper
automatically analyzes the form,
recognizes the blank areas in
which data can be entered, and
creates blank fields for the data.
So that you can easily see where
to enter data, FormTyper
The original items remain in their original file types.
Combining usually takes more time than stacking because of PDF generation.
PaperPort Professional can additionally combine text items. To convert a text item,
the application that created it must be available on your system.
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