free OCR program?

I thought you might have... Just wanted to cover the bases. Sorry that I
can't honestly recommend any but the high-priced ones. I once went through a
lot of testing, and even the ones that cost less than a hundred bucks all
failed in my book. Too many errors that needed correcting, and no easy way
to do that correcting. What are your exact needs? To do a lot of scanning? A
little every once in a while? Scanning what kinds of documents?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Jean" wrote in message
...
Being resourceful, I did a google search before I posted here. I was
hoping
that someone in the newsgroup could make a recommendation.


"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
| AFAIC, it's hard to find a decent OCR program that you PAY for. I doubt
I
| would consider any free OCR "decent", but then, I'm a perfectionist with
| high demands when it comes to OCR. I've done several projects wherein I
| batch-process hundreds or thousands of already scanned images and then
put
| them into searchable databases. (Largest project, and the first I did,
was
| ~650,000 pages.) I use ABBYY FineReader http://tinyurl.com/2pdrbo
|
| That said, Google is your friend. Here's a few. Why don't you test them
out
| and report back?
| http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=OCR+free
|
| --
| Gary S. Terhune
| MS-MVP Shell/User
| www.grystmill.com
|
| "Jean" wrote in message
| ...
| Anyone know of a decent basic free OCR program that works on Win ME?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Jean
|
|
|

"Jean" wrote in message
...
Anyone know of a decent basic free OCR program that works on Win ME?

Take your pick:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...&btnG=Sea rch
You should find something to suit yourself. H.


Thanks,

Jean

Thanks......not too sure I am any further ahead. I will stick with my
photo proggies and leave the complicated stuff to you guys!!

Heather

"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
Optical Character Recognition. It looks at an image of a document and
then does its best to decipher it and produce a text file, assuming
there is text involved. Scanners often come bundled with cheap, lousy
OCR apps.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Heather" wrote in message
...
OK, I give up.....what is an OCR program?? Exactly, I mean. Is it a
scanning one, or one you can touch up photos. Help this blonde
Canadian, please.....8-))

As for California (Land of the Nuts) and environmental stuff.....that
figures. But having worked in law for 25 years, I know how wordy
stuff gets. Hated doing Appeals. 7 copies....3 Appellate Court
Judges. Yuck.

Da Blonde

1. Gary assumes everyone either has a question or can provide an answer.
2. "WTF" and "acronym" were intentionally ment to be used together.
3. There is nothing wrong with using an acronym, as long as it's defined
first:
Official Cash Rate (OCR) - now everyone is on the same page - get it?
--
_ct_


Heirloom wrote:
Gotta agree with Gary on this one, no doubt. Besides, don't you see
yourself doing the same thing with "_ct_"?.....and we can't even look
up what the 'c' stands for! And 'WTF'.....this is the Me NG......"We
Think Friendly". Even an old f*rt like myself knows what OCR stands
for! Computers are a myriad of acronyms.......get a life.....get a
book...get used to it!

And for the OP: take a look at the following Google search for OCR
freeware, the first one on the list looks pretty good.
http://www.google.com/search?q=free+...x=&startPage=1
I have one that has only been used once and it came with my scanner.
Hope you find what you need.......
Heirloom, old and the world is made of
acronyms


"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
If you don't know what OCR means, then you can't possibly have a
decent answer for the OP. Move on.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"ctowers" wrote in message
...
WTF does everyone use an acronym when they want help ??
Too lazy to spell it out so they make everyone else look it up !!!
Don't deserve any help.
--
_ct_


Jean wrote:
Anyone know of a decent basic free OCR program that works on Win
ME? Thanks,

Jean

I monitor newsgroups for various reasons, one of which is for information
that may be beneficial to me. It helps if a question is clearly stated and
cannot be misinterpreted.
--
_ct_


Gary S. Terhune wrote:
If you don't know what OCR means, then you can't possibly have a
decent answer for the OP. Move on.


"ctowers" wrote in message
...
WTF does everyone use an acronym when they want help ??
Too lazy to spell it out so they make everyone else look it up !!!
Don't deserve any help.
--
_ct_


Jean wrote:
Anyone know of a decent basic free OCR program that works on Win ME?

Thanks,

Jean

Ummm... And Official Cash Rate is related to computers how? Whereas OCR as
Optical Character Recognition is inherently a computer topic.

FYI, the OP *did* come here with a question, one that was perfectly
understood by everyone here, including you, I presume. Your only purpose was
to strut your imagined superiority and harass the OP to no purpose.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"ctowers" wrote in message
...
1. Gary assumes everyone either has a question or can provide an answer.
2. "WTF" and "acronym" were intentionally ment to be used together.
3. There is nothing wrong with using an acronym, as long as it's defined
first:
Official Cash Rate (OCR) - now everyone is on the same page - get it?
--
_ct_


Heirloom wrote:
Gotta agree with Gary on this one, no doubt. Besides, don't you see
yourself doing the same thing with "_ct_"?.....and we can't even look
up what the 'c' stands for! And 'WTF'.....this is the Me NG......"We
Think Friendly". Even an old f*rt like myself knows what OCR stands
for! Computers are a myriad of acronyms.......get a life.....get a
book...get used to it!

And for the OP: take a look at the following Google search for OCR
freeware, the first one on the list looks pretty good.
http://www.google.com/search?q=free+...x=&startPage=1
I have one that has only been used once and it came with my scanner.
Hope you find what you need.......
Heirloom, old and the world is made of
acronyms


"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
If you don't know what OCR means, then you can't possibly have a
decent answer for the OP. Move on.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"ctowers" wrote in message
...
WTF does everyone use an acronym when they want help ??
Too lazy to spell it out so they make everyone else look it up !!!
Don't deserve any help.
--
_ct_


Jean wrote:
Anyone know of a decent basic free OCR program that works on Win
ME? Thanks,

Jean

Be very glad you don't need to use one! Seldom am I as frustrated as when I
try to use a cheap OCR app, or even a very good one when the image is poor.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Thanks......not too sure I am any further ahead. I will stick with my
photo proggies and leave the complicated stuff to you guys!!

Heather

"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
Optical Character Recognition. It looks at an image of a document and
then does its best to decipher it and produce a text file, assuming there
is text involved. Scanners often come bundled with cheap, lousy OCR apps.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Heather" wrote in message
...
OK, I give up.....what is an OCR program?? Exactly, I mean. Is it a
scanning one, or one you can touch up photos. Help this blonde
Canadian, please.....8-))

As for California (Land of the Nuts) and environmental stuff.....that
figures. But having worked in law for 25 years, I know how wordy stuff
gets. Hated doing Appeals. 7 copies....3 Appellate Court Judges. Yuck.

Da Blonde

My only point is there are people not intimately familiar with computers
that do monitor these newsgroups.
--
_ct_


Gary S. Terhune wrote:
Ummm... And Official Cash Rate is related to computers how? Whereas
OCR as Optical Character Recognition is inherently a computer topic.

FYI, the OP *did* come here with a question, one that was perfectly
understood by everyone here, including you, I presume. Your only
purpose was to strut your imagined superiority and harass the OP to
no purpose.

"ctowers" wrote in message
...
1. Gary assumes everyone either has a question or can provide an
answer. 2. "WTF" and "acronym" were intentionally ment to be used
together.
3. There is nothing wrong with using an acronym, as long as it's
defined first:
Official Cash Rate (OCR) - now everyone is on the same page - get
it? --
_ct_


Heirloom wrote:
Gotta agree with Gary on this one, no doubt. Besides, don't you see
yourself doing the same thing with "_ct_"?.....and we can't even
look up what the 'c' stands for! And 'WTF'.....this is the Me
NG......"We Think Friendly". Even an old f*rt like myself knows
what OCR stands for! Computers are a myriad of acronyms.......get a
life.....get a book...get used to it!

And for the OP: take a look at the following Google search for OCR
freeware, the first one on the list looks pretty good.
http://www.google.com/search?q=free+...x=&startPage=1
I have one that has only been used once and it came with my scanner.
Hope you find what you need.......
Heirloom, old and the world is made
of acronyms


"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
If you don't know what OCR means, then you can't possibly have a
decent answer for the OP. Move on.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"ctowers" wrote in message
...
WTF does everyone use an acronym when they want help ??
Too lazy to spell it out so they make everyone else look it up !!!
Don't deserve any help.
--
_ct_


Jean wrote:
Anyone know of a decent basic free OCR program that works on Win
ME? Thanks,

Jean

And if they don't understand an acronym, even a common one like OCR, they
can ask, can't they?

Doesn't matter what your point was, your effect was to belittle the OP.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"ctowers" wrote in message
...
My only point is there are people not intimately familiar with computers
that do monitor these newsgroups.
--
_ct_


Gary S. Terhune wrote:
Ummm... And Official Cash Rate is related to computers how? Whereas
OCR as Optical Character Recognition is inherently a computer topic.

FYI, the OP *did* come here with a question, one that was perfectly
understood by everyone here, including you, I presume. Your only
purpose was to strut your imagined superiority and harass the OP to
no purpose.

"ctowers" wrote in message
...
1. Gary assumes everyone either has a question or can provide an
answer. 2. "WTF" and "acronym" were intentionally ment to be used
together.
3. There is nothing wrong with using an acronym, as long as it's
defined first:
Official Cash Rate (OCR) - now everyone is on the same page - get
it? --
_ct_


Heirloom wrote:
Gotta agree with Gary on this one, no doubt. Besides, don't you see
yourself doing the same thing with "_ct_"?.....and we can't even
look up what the 'c' stands for! And 'WTF'.....this is the Me
NG......"We Think Friendly". Even an old f*rt like myself knows
what OCR stands for! Computers are a myriad of acronyms.......get a
life.....get a book...get used to it!

And for the OP: take a look at the following Google search for OCR
freeware, the first one on the list looks pretty good.
http://www.google.com/search?q=free+...x=&startPage=1
I have one that has only been used once and it came with my scanner.
Hope you find what you need.......
Heirloom, old and the world is made
of acronyms


"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
If you don't know what OCR means, then you can't possibly have a
decent answer for the OP. Move on.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"ctowers" wrote in message
...
WTF does everyone use an acronym when they want help ??
Too lazy to spell it out so they make everyone else look it up !!!
Don't deserve any help.
--
_ct_


Jean wrote:
Anyone know of a decent basic free OCR program that works on Win
ME? Thanks,

Jean

Gary S. Terhune wrote:

Doesn't matter what your point was, your effect was to belittle the
OP.

Point taken.
--
_ct_