Question: Is there a difference between OCR to make a document text-searchable, and OCR that can extract the specific information that you need from a document, grouping it into separate categories? Answer: It sounds like you would be interested in …
OCR Structured Forms
Question: How is OCR for structured forms different from OCR in general? Answer: Structured forms are used when you have a standard document such as a survey, application, or invoice, which you process in large groups. In order to increase …
Automating Unstructured Documents
Question: I know that automating structured documents can be a very helpful time-saving tool. Is it possible to automate unstructured documents as well? Answer: Optical character recognition gives you a lot of flexibility with the types of documents that can …
Automating Structured Documents
Question: What are structured documents, and how does structuring allow them to be automated? Answer: Structured documents include forms that have preset data fields, so that each version of the document follows a designated format. This is very useful for …
Compressed Scanned PDF Files
Question: Is there a way to have the PDF files that I have scanned, cut down in size? It would be a big plus if I could keep the file compressed since bulks of these PDFs will waste a lot …
Compressed Scanned Documents
Question: I have scanned a lot of documents and I was wondering if it is possible to reduce the size of them. Basically keep the files compressed so that they are much easier to store when the amount of files …
Capturing Data from Printed Documents
Questions: How can I capture data from printed documents? Answer: Many people mistakenly believe that information in paper format must always remain separate from digital files, creating an unnecessary separation between different types of documents. In fact, if you need …
Automatic Identification and Data Capture
Question: Can a program that automatically identifies text capture data from a form? Answer: Yes, if you have a form processing program. If you need to be able to capture data, then you probably want to find a form processing …
Compressed Scanned Files
Question: I have a large amount of scanned files and it is taking up too much space on my computer. Do you have a program that will be able to take these files and keep them compressed to a manageable …
Compressed Scanned PDF
Question: I want my documents to be scanned, converted to PDF files, and compressed all at the same time. Do you have a software that can provide me with this type of service? Answer: Well if you are looking for …