Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Hey all, Someone just sent me a PDF image file. Is there a way to make the Mac OCR it? TIA, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post i

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Hi Donna, Basically, the answer is “yes”, as long as you have an M1 Mac. First, in VoiceOver Utility, under the VoiceOver Recognition category, make sure that Image Recognition is enabled. You can download extra languages as well if any of your images require translation or to be spoken in an

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Hi Tim, Thanks for this. I went in to VO Utilities and the Recognition category. I had already checked the proper box. It is called Image Description. Is there an enable option somewhere, or is Image Description all that is necessary? Best, Les > On Oct 27, 2021, at 12:52 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Hi, Image Description is the right one. Sorry, if I wasn’t properly clear on that part. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Oct 27, 2021, at 11:00 AM, Les Kriegler wrot

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Thanks for this, Tim. This was really helpful. And in case anyone feels like one-upping JAWS and Windows, the Mac did a much better job with the OCR. Cheers, Donna > On Oct 27, 2021, at 11:52 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > Basically, the answer is “yes”, as

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Hi, I’ve heard that on a few places. It even appears to do better than Adobe’s built in OCR in Acrobat. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Oct 27, 2021, at 11:44 AM, 'D

RE: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

How do I install scanner drivers on the Mac? Can I use this feature to scan documents or will I need a third party app? Thanks. From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 1:45 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

That was the case for me. Acrobat missed huge chunks of the document that the Mac got. Cheers, Donna > On Oct 27, 2021, at 1:06 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > I’ve heard that on a few places. It even appears to do better than Adobe’s > built in OCR in Acrobat. >

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Rebecca, The function that we are discussing pertains only to electronic files. But you can install scanner drivers on the Mac. You should be able to just download them from the appropriate site, and open the zip file, then press enter on the executable file to install. It’s been forever sin

RE: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Thanks. Can you scan and OCR files on the Mac or are you limited to electronic recognition? From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 2:14 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file? Rebecca, The function that we

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Oh, you can scan files on the Mac. I think the OCR software that most people use is ABBYY Fine-reader. Donna > On Oct 27, 2021, at 1:14 PM, Rebecca Skipper wrote: > > Thanks. > Can you scan and OCR files on the Mac or are you limited to electronic > recognition? > > From: 'Donna Goodin' vi

RE: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Thanks. I think I might try PDF Pin for that then. Thanks. From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 2:16 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file? Oh, you can scan files on the Mac. I think the OCR software that

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Hi Tim, No worries. You are a fountain of terrific information. I’m sure I speak for money when I say that we appreciate all the assistance you provide here. Have a good day. Best regards, Les Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 27, 2021, at 1:00 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: > > Hi Tim, > Thanks for th

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Hi, If you have a scanner, then you can use the Image Capture app that comes stock with your Mac. If the connection is not made automatically, you can download drivers from the vender site. After scanning, you should be able to use this process. Alternatively, you could take a picture of the

RE: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Thanks. Helpful info. From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 4:05 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file? Hi, If you have a scanner, then you can use the Image Capture app that comes stock with your Mac.

Keyboard trap in Monterey and possibly Big Sur

Wondering if anyone else has seen this, and if anyone knows a way out. I upgraded to Monterey from Big Sur today. After the final system restart, I landed in the following, seemingly impossible situation: Focus is in an Installer Progress thing for which VoiceOver says, "Installer Progress has

Re: Keyboard trap in Monterey and possibly Big Sur

sounds familiar, but I believe it goes away on its own. I didn't know you were a Mac user. Jonathan Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 27, 2021, at 6:04 PM, Doug Lee wrote: > > Wondering if anyone else has seen this, and if anyone knows a way out. > > I upgraded to Monterey from Big Sur today. A

Re: Keyboard trap in Monterey and possibly Big Sur

Hi, Sometimes, you just need to wait as the installer is actually “In progress” still. If you’ve waited for more than an hour for this to change, click your mouse or trackpad and you should end up in a different layer that you can do things with. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple

Re: Keyboard trap in Monterey and possibly Big Sur

I have a Mac Mini that I mostly use via ssh for various tasks. It has no screen or mouse attached, so a VO trap like this is perhaps more troublesome than usual. The problem has persisted for half an hour or so by now, and the current load average does not appear to indicate any active update p

Re: Keyboard trap in Monterey and possibly Big Sur

Unfortunately there is no mouse interface attached to this Mini. On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 04:14:46PM -0600, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Sometimes, you just need to wait as the installer is actually “In progress” still. If you’ve waited for more than an hour for this to

Re: Keyboard trap in Monterey and possibly Big Sur

Hi, Try VO-shift-space then. Otherwise, you’ll need to connect a mouse to do the click. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Oct 27, 2021, at 4:34 PM, Doug Lee wrote: >

Command for Stopping Recording SMS?

Hi, Group. I went to Messages for sending an SMS to someone. I found that there is a Record-Button. I activated this Record-Button but I did not know how to stop this recording. Could someone, please, tell me how to stop recording? -- The following information is important for all members of th

Typing New Paragraph?

Hi, Group. In typing an SMS, I noticed that Enter Key did not change paragraph. How can I go to write next paragraph, please? Thanks! -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list,

Pageup & Pagedown, Home & End Keys?

Hi, Group. How can I have Pageup, Pagedown, Home and End keys when my Bluetooth keyboard does not have numpad and six pack? Thanks! -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, o

Re: Typing New Paragraph?

I don’t think you can. If you do need precise formatting, write the document in Text edit the way you want it to look and then paste in the message field. > On Oct 27, 2021, at 19:37, Fazil wrote: > > Hi, Group. > In typing an SMS, I noticed that Enter Key did not change paragraph. How can >

Re: Command for Stopping Recording SMS?

You VO space on the stop button. If you can’t find it, VO right. > On Oct 27, 2021, at 19:21, Fazil wrote: > > Hi, Group. > I went to Messages for sending an SMS to someone. I found that there is a > Record-Button. I activated this Record-Button but I did not know how to stop > this recording.

Possible bug in notification center.

OK, using Monterey, some messages will remain stuck in my notification center. If I interact, I can get to a Clear all button, but that does nothing. What’s odd is it’s not all my messages, only a couple, and everything else goes way with no issues. Any ideas? Herbie -- The following informa

Re: Typing New Paragraph?

Hello, Option return will enter a newline character in the text entry field of the messages app. I am not sure if this is fully equivalent to a new paragraph though. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Oct 27, 2021, at 21:35, Herbie Allen wrote: > > I don’t think you can. If yo

RE: Pageup & Pagedown, Home & End Keys?

On most Laptops, pressing the fn key followed by the arrow keys is another way to use home (fn left arrow), fn up arrow (page up), fn right arrow (end) and fn down arrow (page down). From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Fazil Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 8:42 PM To: macvi

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Donna & all, much has been said about this and M1 powered Macs. However my Mac is a 2020 Intel model and it has the image recognition feature and it works fine. Sincerely, Frank Ventura frank.vent...@littlebreezes.com ~Sent from my Apple Mac Book Air~ O

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

This feature works as well on Intel Mac. I’ve got MBP 2016 15” and it does work. The key difference between Intel and Apple Silicon in this regard is in the speed of recognition. I think it will be much faster on Apple silicon. That is because it is much faster and much responsive on iPhone 10s

Re: Apple Silicon vs Intel x86 for Voiceover users on Mac

The key factor is the budget. I live in Egypt. The exchange rate is 1USD to 16EGP or so. The salaries here are not high. There are a lot of taxes. Actually, I requested from someone to get me my iPhone 10s when it came out. Getting it from USA New York State costed me 6K EGP less money. If I d

Re: Apple Silicon vs Intel x86 for Voiceover users on Mac

Keep in mind that my calculations does not include my country’s taxes in calculating the number of months required to get a new device whether it is an iPhone or MBP. That is a different story and not everyone knows a person to get him/her a laptop from low tax country. Regards, Mohamed E. Fay