What is CharacterEyes OCR Service ?

CharacterEyes OCR Service converts scanned printed documents, faxes, and image files into searchable PDF s and editable text file s . While a n image file is simply a picture of a document and cannot be searched or edited , a searchable PDF or text file consists of characters that the computer can recognize; meaning it can be searched, indexed or edited .

How does it works ?

CharacterEyes OCR Service is a powerful application that operates as a service and "watch es " hot folders for scanned documents and faxes. When images or faxes appear in the designated hot folders, CharacterEyes OCR Service converts them automatically into searchable PDF, DOC, RTF or TXT files .

CharacterEyes OCR Service uses a Service Manager that displays all batches or jobs that you have created. When you launch the Setup Creator, you will be asked to provide the following information :

•  Path to the input folder
•  Format of the input file
•  Language of your documents, (US English, UK English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Portuguese, Dutch, and Czech )
•  Option to scan sub folders
•  Path to the output folder
•  Format of the output file
•  Name of the batch file (STP file)

Once you have created the STP file, it will appear in the Service Manager control panel.
To start the service ,go to Windows Services (run services.msc) and start the CharacterEyes Service .

Note:

• You may edit the STP files that you have created by opening them with Notepad.
• To change the input location edit the IMAGE= PATH line. (You may use UNC address )
• To change the output location edit the DOC= PATH line. (You may use UNC address)
• If wish to use the CharacterEyes OCR Service on a computer which is connected to a network, make sure that you activate the service using a login account which has sufficient user privileges .