Scansoft omnipage, Starting omnipage and the driver software – Canon CANOSCAN N676U User Manual
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ScanSoft OmniPage
ScanSoft OmniPage Pro (Windows) / SE (Macintosh) is an optical character recognition (OCR) program
that converts characters scanned from a book, magazine or newspaper into text data for editing or
digital transmission. After conversion, the text can be edited with word processors and similar
programs.
Starting OmniPage and the Driver Software
Windows
When you install OmniPage Pro, the Add Scanner Wizard will display. Choose the [CanoScan
N670U/N676U] or [CanoScan N1240U] option. This instructs OmniPage Pro to select the correct
scanner for scanning.
1. Click the Windows [Start] button and select [Programs], [Caere Applications] and
[OmniPage Pro 9.0]. OmniPage Pro will start.
2. Click the [Scan Image] button on the toolbar, or open the [Process] menu and select [Scan
Image]. The scanner will start scanning and display the scanned image in OmniPage Pro.
• If the toolbar button displays as [Load Image], click the arrow and select [Scan
Image]. Or if the Process menu item displays as [Load Image], open the [Process]
menu and select [Process Settings]. In the [Process] tab, select [Scan Image].
Macintosh
1. Open the [OmniPage 8 SE Folder] folder and double-click the [OmniPage 8 SE] icon.
OmniPage SE will start.
• For the initial setting, open the [Settings] menu and select [Select Scanner], then
select [CanoScan N670U/N676U] or [CanoScan N1240U].
2. Click the [Scan Image] button on the toolbar, or open the [Process] menu and select [Scan
Image]. ScanGear CS-U will start and display its control panel.
3. Select [Black & White] in the [Color Mode], and 300 dpi or higher resolution. Click the [Scan]
button. The scanned image will display in OmniPage SE.
• If the toolbar button displays as [Load Image], select [Scan Image] from the
button below it. Or if the Process menu item is labeled [Load Image], open the
[Process] menu and select [Process Settings] and [Scan Image].
• For details, please refer to the ScanSoft OmniPage Pro/SE User’s Guide
(electronic manual).
Macintosh
Windows