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Dell 964 All In One Photo Printer User Manual

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Scanning

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Editing Scanned Text Using Optical Character
Recognition (OCR)

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a software feature that converts a scanned image into
editable text within a word-processing program.

NOTE: Ensure you have OCR software installed on your computer. A copy of OCR software was

provided with your printer and should have installed at the same time as your printer drivers.

1

Load your original document. For help, see "Load an Original Document Into the ADF" on
page 24
or "Placing Your Original Document on the Scanner Glass" on page 25.

2

Click Start

Programs or All Programs

Dell Printers

Dell Photo AIO Printer

964

Dell All-In-One Center.

The Dell All-In-One Center opens.

NOTE: You can also open the Dell All-In-One Center from the operator panel on your printer. When

your printer is in

Scan mode, press the Start button

. The

Dell All-In-One Center opens on your

computer.

3

From the Send scanned images to: drop-down menu, select a word-processing or
text-editing program.

4

From the How will the scan be used? drop-down menu, select To edit text (OCR and 300
DPI)
.

5

Click Scan Now.

The scanned text appears.

6

Edit your document.

7

Save your document.