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How do I get my Brother printer to scan OCR?

by John A.

How do I get my Brother printer to scan OCR?

FAQs & Troubleshooting

  1. Load your document.
  2. Press [Scan].
  3. Swipe left or right to display [to OCR].
  4. Press [to OCR].
  5. Press [to OCR].
  6. If the machine is connected over the network, swipe up or down or press or to display the computer where you want to send data, and then press the computer name.
  7. Do one of the following:

Does Kofax have OCR?

Kofax empowers you to work with PDFs through OCR software built into our programs. Powerful tools such as Power PDF and OmniPage use OCR to scan through PDFs and rapidly search through them. With the power of OCR software, your business can now digitally store all documents and become more organized.

What is OCR on Brother printer?

The Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software installed with PaperPort SE allows you to convert the image text in a scanned document into text that you can edit. You can use the OCR software from within PaperPort, ControlCenter3, or using the Scan key on the Brother machine.

How do I Scan long receipts with my Brother printer?

Click the button of the function you are going to use while holding down the Control key. Uncheck the 2-sided Scanning box and click Advanced Settings. Uncheck the Auto Deskew box, and then click OK. Now Long Paper is displayed at the bottom of the Document Size List and you can select Long paper.

What is PaperPort for Brother?

PaperPort is commercial document management software published by Kofax, used for working with scanned documents. PaperPort allows scanned documents to be separated into individual pages, and reassembled into new PDF files.

How do you OCR in Kofax?

Launch Kofax OCR and open the target document. Hover your mouse over the toolbar and click on “Make PDF Searchable” tab. Step 2. A Pop-up window will subsequently display, showing the progress of the OCR process.

How do I OCR a document in Kofax?

What is OCR on a printer?

OCR stands for “Optical Character Recognition.” It is a technology that recognizes text within a digital image. For example, if you scan a paper document or photograph with a printer, the printer will most likely create a file with a digital image in it.

How do I scan a long document on my printer?

Scan long or extra-long documents

  1. Open the HP Smart Document Scan Software.
  2. Select a scan profile, and then click Edit profile.
  3. On the Scan tab of the Profile Settings dialog box, click Page Size.
  4. Select the appropriate long-page option. Long scans pages with a length between 356 mm and 864 mm.

How do I scan a long document?

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  1. Prepare your document to be scanned.
  2. Scan your document.
  3. Click Save if you used the ADF.
  4. Change the page on the scanner glass (if you’re not using the ADF.)
  5. Click to add another page on the scan preview.
  6. Click Cancel or Save when you’re done.