HP OfficeJet 7510 User Guide - Page 49

Guidelines for scanning documents as editable text

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NOTE: Click the More link at the top right corner of the Scan dialog to review and modify settings for any scan. For more information, see Change scan settings (Windows). If Show Viewer After Scan is selected, you can make adjustments to the scanned image in the preview screen. To scan documents as editable text (OS X) 1. Load your original print-side down on the scanner glass or print-side up in the document feeder. 2. Open HP Scan. HP Scan is located in the Applications/Hewlett-Packard folder at the top level of the hard disk. 3. Click the Scan button. A dialog appears requesting confirmation of your scanning device and the scan settings preset. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the scan. 5. When all of the pages have been scanned, select Save from the File menu. The Save dialog appears. 6. Select the type of editable text. I want to... Extract just the text, without any of the formatting of the original Extract the text, as well as some of the formatting of the original Extract the text and make it searchable in PDF readers Follow these steps Select TXT from the Format pop-up menu. Select RTF from the Format pop-up menu. Select Searchable PDF from the Format pop-up menu. 7. Click Save. Guidelines for scanning documents as editable text Use the following guidelines to ensure the software successfully converts your documents. ● Make sure the scanner glass or document feeder window is clean. Smudges or dust on the scanner glass or document feeder window can prevent the software from converting the document to editable text ● Make sure the document is loaded correctly. Make sure the original is properly loaded and that the document is not skewed. ● Make sure the text on the document is clear. To successfully convert the document to editable text, the original must be clear and of high quality. The following conditions can cause the software to not convert the document successfully: - The text on the original is faint or wrinkled. - The text is too small. - The structure of the document is too complex. ENWW Scan 37

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NOTE:
Click the
More
link at the top right corner of the Scan dialog to review and modify settings for
any scan.
For more information, see
Change scan settings (Windows).
If
Show Viewer After Scan
is selected, you can make adjustments to the scanned image in the preview
screen.
To scan documents as editable text (OS X)
1.
Load your original print-side down on the scanner glass or print-side up in the document feeder.
2.
Open HP Scan.
HP Scan is located in the
Applications
/
Hewlett-Packard
folder at the top level of the hard disk.
3.
Click the
Scan
button. A dialog appears requesting confirmation of your scanning device and the scan
settings preset.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the scan.
5.
When all of the pages have been scanned, select
Save
from the
File
menu. The Save dialog appears.
6.
Select the type of editable text.
I want to...
Follow these steps
Extract just the text, without any of the formatting of the
original
Select
TXT
from the
Format
pop-up menu.
Extract the text, as well as some of the formatting of the
original
Select
RTF
from the
Format
pop-up menu.
Extract the text and make it searchable in PDF readers
Select
Searchable PDF
from the
Format
pop-up menu.
7.
Click
Save
.
Guidelines for scanning documents as editable text
Use the following guidelines to ensure the software successfully converts your documents.
Make sure the scanner glass or document feeder window is clean.
Smudges or dust on the scanner glass or document feeder window can prevent the software from
converting the document to editable text
Make sure the document is loaded correctly.
Make sure the original is properly loaded and that the document is not skewed.
Make sure the text on the document is clear.
To successfully convert the document to editable text, the original must be clear and of high quality.
The following conditions can cause the software to not convert the document successfully:
The text on the original is faint or wrinkled.
The text is too small.
The structure of the document is too complex.
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Scan
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