Hi Alex, I'm not sure you can view text of a document you have just scanned in FineReader.
The way I use this app is as follows: I either add new pages via the add new pages dialogue - there's a button there, or better still, I vo+shift+m on the name of the scanned file and choose open with FineReader. I guess I do this because I use Vuescan to scan my documents first and use FineReader for recognition only as my scanner is not compatible with FineReader. 2. After FineReader has recognised the document, in the toolbar I find the button export all pages. A dialogue appears which gives me a choice of the various file extensions I can choose from. Remember that the last extension used will already be highlighted. 3. If I want .rtf, for example, I vo + arrow keys to it, and then route my mouse cursor to vo and perform a click with vo+shift+spacebar to choose the extension. 4. I jump to the very right of the screen where you will find "next" button. This will now actually create a file for you which you will be able to read. Press this button 5. A dialogue will open up with untitled file and extension. Call it what you wish, and save it where you want. 6. After you press the save button, the file will open in the appropriate application for the file extension you have chosen. I don't know of any other way of reading what you have scanned, not in FineReader itself. Caution: if you want to scan another document without simply appending it to the one you've previously scanned, you need to choose a new task by pressing new task button in the toolbar - I think there's a shortcut key under "file' menu. Otherwise, your new scan will be attached to the end of the previous one. I've learnt by mistakes about this. I'm sure there's much more about FineReader that others know more about Hope somebody will comment if I'm wrong in what I've said. Best wishes Andrew . On 16 Apr 2014, at 15:44, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: > Hi all, > I just scanned an envelope. Unsure how to simply view a window with text in > it, I selected the Word file option. I'm now in a window with a bunch of > formatting options, two empty scroll areas, and no recognized text anywhere. > How do I simply see what is on the envelope I scanned? I don't usually need > to save text, just scan it to see what it is. Is there a way to basically OCR > a scan and view the results? Thanks. > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > mehg...@icloud.com > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
