Epson Perfection 4870 - Scanning Text; Software Settings for Text Scanning

10 Scanning Text
Scanning Text
If you have a page of text that you don’t want to retype, you can save time by
scanning it using ABBYY
®
FineReader
®
Sprint to get an editable page of text.
Follow these steps:
1. Place your text page face down on the scanner glass and close the cover.
2. Start ABBYY FineReader Sprint:
In Windows, click
Start > Programs or All Programs >
ABBYY FineReader 5.0 Sprint.
On a Macintosh, open the
ABBYY FineReader 5 Sprint Plus folder (in your
Applications folder) and double-click the
Launch FineReader 5 Sprint
icon.
3. If you’re using Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x,
you see this message the first time
ABBYY FineReader is launched. Click
Install TWAIN 1.8.
4. If you’re using Macintosh, choose
Select Scanner from the Scan&Read
menu. Select
EPSON Perfection 4870 as your scanner, then click OK.
5. Click the
Scan button. EPSON Scan starts.
In Full Auto Mode, your document is automatically scanned.
In Home Mode, select
Text/Line Art
as the Document Type, then click the
Scan button. (If the Scan button is
grayed out, click the
Preview
button. After your document is
previewed, click
Scan.)
In Professional Mode, select
Reflective as the Document Type
and
Black & White as the Image
Type, then click the
Scan button.
Note:
If you’re in Home or Professional Mode,
select a resolution of 200 to 600 dpi.
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