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OCR software cannot recognize handwritten characters, and certain types of documents or
text are difficult for OCR software to recognize, such as:
❏ Items that have been copied from other copies
❏ Faxes
❏ Text with tightly spaced characters or line pitch
❏ Text that is in tables or underlined
❏ Cursive or italic fonts, and font sizes less than 8 points
Follow these steps to scan and convert text using ABBYY FineReader:
1. Place your original document on the scanner. See "Placing Documents or Photos" on
page 12.
2. Do one of the following to start ABBYY FineReader:
Windows: Select Start > Programs or All Programs > ABBYY FineReader 6.0
Sprint > ABBYY FineReader 6.0 Sprint.
Mac OS X: Open the Applications > ABBYY FineReader 5 Sprint Plus. folders and
double-click the Launch FineReader 5 Sprint. icon.
You see the ABBYY FineReader window:
3. Click the Scan&Read icon at the top of the window. EPSON Scan starts in the last
mode you used.
❏ In Full Auto Mode, EPSON Scan prescans, scans, and processes the text into
editable format, then displays it in the FineReader window.