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OCR Settings Toolbar

The OCR (Optical Character Recognition) process is run from the PhotoDocs Process Toolbar, but has a sub-toolbar with its own options (Closedshow me). These allow you to improve the accuracy of OCR by specifying a language and adjusting the speed.

OCR settings toolbar

Select a process marker to configure a setting. OCR can be run from the process toolbar. When the button is selected, OCR runs immediately with the selected settings. When the OCR process marker is selected, OCR can be run as part of a profile with the selected OCR settings included.

The following settings are available for OCR in PhotoDocs:

OCR Setting Function
OCR language Language:Optimizes the OCR process for the selected language. Pull down the arrow on the right to see a full list of available languages.The buttons will display the most recently selected languages.
OCR Speed Optimization - Speed: Reduces the amount of time it takes to OCR. Works best on documents with clear text.
Optimization - Standard: Strikes a balance between speed and accuracy. Works on documents with average text.
OCR standard Optimization - Accuracy: Increases OCR accuracy on documents with less clear text.
Decolumnize: Convert columns of text into one long column.