Brother MFC-8460N - Manual (Page 62)

2. Scanning
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ScanSoft
®
PaperPort
®
OCR lets you convert image text into text you can edit
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ScanSoft
®
PaperPort
®
SE can quickly convert a text document image into text that you can edit with a word
processing application.
PaperPort
®
SE uses the optical character recognition application OCR, which comes with PaperPort
®
SE.
PaperPort ® SE can use your preferred OCR application if it is already on your PC. You can convert the entire
item, or by using the Copy Text command, you can choose only a portion of the text to convert.
Dragging an item onto a word-processing link icon starts PaperPort
®
’s built-in OCR application, or you can
use your own OCR application.
You can import items from other applications
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As well as scanning items, you can bring items into PaperPort
®
SE in a variety of ways and convert them to
PaperPort
®
SE (MAX) files in several different ways:
„ Print to the Desktop View from another application, such as Microsoft ® Excel.
„ Import files saved in other file formats, such as Windows
®
Bitmap (BMP) or Tagged Image File Format
(TIFF).
You can export items into other formats
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You can export or save PaperPort ® SE items in several popular file formats, such as BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PDF
or self-viewing.
For example, to create a file for an Internet Web site, export it as a JPEG file. Web pages often use JPEG
files for displaying images.
Exporting an image file
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a Click File, then Save As in the PaperPort
®
SE window.
The Save ‘XXXXX’ as dialog box is displayed.
b Choose the drive and folder where you want to store the file.
c Enter the new file name and choose the file.
d Click Save to save your file, or Cancel to return to PaperPort
®
SE without saving it.