Yes, but I believe the trial only will OCR two pages, but I honestly cannot recall. ALso, you might try contacting them. THey don't offer student discounts, but can't hurt to ask and they might just give you a coupon. Scott
On Jan 26, 2011, at 6:07 AM, Stephanie Mitchell wrote: > Thanks for the reply. I found the trial version of this software. Will this > trial convert scanned immages to text? > i'm happy to pay for it, but I need to test it before I buy. I need to scan > my bi study materials next week so need to make sure it'll work. I hope it > does, because I am thinking of going totalY mac and not using windows again > unless I have too. > Thanks, > Steph > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Date sent: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:15:41 -0500 > Subject: Re: scanning software for the mac > > I personally use ABBYY Fine Reader Express. It will interface with most > twain compliant scanners. Others will have something to say on this subject > as well. > As far as installing software, I will give you the most basic information > because there is a lot to cover as far as technical details. > So, basically you have software that is rapped in a disk image and most of > these have an extension of dmg. This disk image when opened mounts to the > desktop and contains the application or perhaps an a self-contained installer > package, which incidentally has an extension of pkg. > SOmetimes software is simply archived as a zip file and once opened it > generally will extract the contents of the zip in the same location (i.e. in > the downloads folder if that is where your downloads are located). If the > file is an app (not a pkg file or installer) you can simply copy the app into > the Applications folder. When you run the app, it will create any preference > files etc. If the app is an installer package, you would not copy this to > the Applications folder. You can just run it from wherever you are and it > will install the software and any other supporting files into the proper > locations. > You can unmount the disk image by selecting it and pressing command-e to > eject the disk. This is a very quick and dirty description without piling to > many details on you. There are a lot of great resources out there that cover > the topic in greater detail and you might want to do some reading and > research. > I am sure others will have plenty to share on this topic as well. > Hope that helps some and gets you started. > Scott > > > > > > On Jan 25, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Stephanie Mitchell wrote: > > What is the best scanning software for the mac? > Also, any hints on installing programmes on the mac would be good. I am new > to the mac, and software doesn't install like windows. > Steph > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
