Lexmark X125 Quick Reference - Page 26

Changing the scan settings, OCR (Optical Character Recognition)

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Changing the scan settings You can use the operator panel and the software to change the scan type, contrast, size, and file type: Using the operator panel 1 Press Scan, and then press Menu repeatedly to review the settings. 2 Press Options to change the settings. Using the software 1 Make sure you have installed the All-In-One software. For help, see page 1. 2 Click Start Programs Lexmark X125 Lexmark X125 Settings Utility. 3 Click scan. 4 Adjust the settings, and then click OK. OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Your All-In-One includes OCR software that converts a scanned document into a file you can edit with a word processor. Access the OCR software from your computer, or press Scan on the operator panel. Here is an example of how to use OCR: 1 From the Settings Utility, select a Scan To application, such as WordPad. 2 Select.txt as your file type. 3 Load your document into the document support. 4 Press Scan on the operator panel. Your document is scanned, converted to text by the OCR software, and loaded into your selected word processing program. Note: You can use the OCR software to convert typed documents, but not handwritten ones. 22

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Changing the scan settings
You can use the operator panel and the software to change the scan type,
contrast, size, and file type:
OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
Your All-In-One includes OCR software that converts a scanned document
into a file you can edit with a word processor. Access the OCR software
from your computer, or press
Scan
on the operator panel.
Here is an example of how to use OCR:
1
From the Settings Utility, select a Scan To application, such as
WordPad.
2
Select.txt as your file type.
3
Load your document into the document support.
4
Press
Scan
on the operator panel.
Your document is scanned, converted to text by the OCR software, and
loaded into your selected word processing program.
Note:
You can use the OCR software to convert typed
documents, but not handwritten ones.
Using the operator panel
Using the software
1
Press
Scan
, and then press
Menu
repeatedly to review the settings.
2
Press
Options
to change the
settings.
1
Make sure you have installed the
All-In-One software. For help, see
page 1.
2
Click Start
Programs
Lexmark
X125
Lexmark X125 Settings
Utility.
3
Click
scan
.
4
Adjust the settings, and then click
OK
.