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Change the OCR Font or Type

This is used to changed the default OCR recognition font or type from the default, which is “To Be Detected” 1.  Right click on the .sic file and select Open With a text editor (Notepad, Wordpad, etc.) 2.  Find <OCR_TEXT_TYPE>.  If you can’t find <OCR_TEXT_TYPE> then add the following as the last row in the text file:   <OCR_TEXT_TYPE>#</OCR_TEXT_TYPE> 3.  Change the number in between:  <OCR_TEXT_TYPE>#</OCR_TEXT_TYPE> 4.  Number of desired font:             0  Normal1  Typewriter 2  Dotmatrix 3  Index4  Handprinted5  OCR A  6  OCR B 7  MICR E13B  8  MICR CMC7   9  Gothic       10  To Be Detected    
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Regular Expression (RegEx) – Syntax or Type

The Syntax or Type of Regular Expression/RegEx that SimpleIndex uses is .NET

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Is there a way to just use part of a bar code or OCR value? For example, extract “50” from the value “124450”

To do this example, create a barcode field (Field 1 for example) and a 2nd field with type “Fixed”. In the template for the 2nd field, enter %FIELD1[5,2]% to get “50” from “124450”.

%FIELD1% would get the entire value for Field #1, the barcode field. By adding the [5,2] you tell SimpleIndex to start at the 5th character (5) and take 2 characters from the value (50).

Find out more about barcode scanning on our Barcode Scanning Guide and read up on Optical Character Recognition on the SimpleOCR scanning solutions guide.

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How do you train the OCR engine for better accuracy?

Training has been removed with version 7 due to the addition of the ABBYY FineReader OCR engine.

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How can I improve recognition rates for my OCR fields?

There are several things you can do to improve accuracy for OCR. -Scan at 300dpi, black & white for best results. -Adjust the scan settings to remove background noise and improve the definition of characters. -For Zone OCR, field recognition can often vary based on the surrounding white space and text in the zone. Try varying the size of the zone to achieve optimal results. -For template matching, make sure all variations of the field format are included in the template list. -For dictionary matching, add common variations and OCR mistakes to the “thesaurus” list. -On the Zones & OCR tab (accessed from the Job Options) you can adjust the Max Errors setting to allow for more mistakes in the dictionary matching process. -Use the Strip Spaces, Strip Characters, Replace Characters and Case Fixing options to standardize the field format prior to matching. Please refer to the manual for details on how to configure these options. Find out more about Optical Character Recog

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Indexing from Applications with Screen OCR

Some documents are difficult or impossible to automate with OCR. For example, documents with non-standard layouts, unconstrained handwriting or very poor scan quality. In applications like invoice processing, fully automating the data entry can require expensive software and weeks of consulting. Even after all that expense, many users miss the interface and data validations that their accounting software entry screens provide. In cases like this, SimpleIndex can help improve data entry efficiency while archiving your scanned originals at the same time. Here’s how it works: Scan a batch of documents for data entry Place the SimpleIndex window side-by-side with your data entry window Enter the data normally, reading from the scanned image in SimpleIndex Press the hotkey combo to transfer the data to SimpleIndex Save the image and repeat with the next one
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Zone OCR and Dynamic OCR

Many document scanning solutions use Zone OCR to obtain index data from the page, while SimpleIndex improves upon this time-tested but ultimately limited model with its unique Dynamic OCR feature. Let’s look at the difference between the two methods: Zone OCR Zone OCR is used to read document indexes or tags from text on the page. It is a great way to automate the data entry associated with scanning documents. However, there are several limitations to zone OCR that must be overcome: Index information must be in the exact same place on every pageDocuments shift and skew during scanning, causing the zones to not line upIf surrounding lines or text on the document are too close, they can encroach on the zone Dynamic OCR SimpleIndex overcomes these limitations by using Dynamic OCR technology to locate the desired text even when it moves around on the page. Our simplified version of Dynamic OCR works great for many types of documents at a fraction of the cost of other solutions. Index
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Video Demos

These videos demonstrate several ways SimpleIndex® can automatically index different types of documents. If you are new to SimpleIndex, watching these videos is the easiest way to see what it can do. You can follow along using the sample files included in the SimpleIndex Trial. Zone OCR with template matching Document barcode recognition PDF OCR text parsing Sort and index MS Office documents Indexing with full-text OCR Running jobs from an icon The sample files are copied to your Configuration Folder when you run the SimpleIndex Trial for the first time. If you can’t find the samples, copy them with the Global Settings Wizard in the File menu. Compare Major Scanning Solutions Compare the SimpleIndex scanning and indexing workflow to 4 leading desktop document imaging applications–Kofax Express™, Kodak Capture Pro™, PaperVision™ Capture Express and Office Gemini DiamondVision™. Compare SimpleIndex to the competition University of SimpleSoftware Extensive online training vid
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