Using Shortcut Menus

OmniPage Pro adds a Convert To command to the shortcut menus associated with supported image files. This allows you to convert image files to editable text on the spot.

For example, if you click your right mouse button over a TIFF image file in Windows Explorer, a shortcut menu appears. You can use shortcuts in the menu to select OCR settings and perform OCR on the image.

To select OCR settings in an image file's shortcut menu:

  1. Locate the image file in Windows Explorer, My Computer, or on the Windows desktop.

    You do not need to open OmniPage Pro.

  2. Click the file with your right mouse button to open the shortcut menu.

  3. Choose Properties... in the shortcut menu.

    The OCR Settings tab appears in the Properties dialog box if an image file has an appropriate file extension. Rename the file with an appropriate extension if necessary.

  4. Click the OCR Settings tab.

  5. Click OK when you are finished selecting settings.

To start OCR from an image file's shortcut menu:

  1. Locate the image file in Windows Explorer, My Computer, or on the Windows desktop.

    You do not need to open OmniPage Pro.

  2. Click the file with your right mouse button to open the shortcut menu.

    The Convert To command only appears in the shortcut menu if an image file has an appropriate file extension. Rename the file with an appropriate extension if necessary.

  3. Choose Convert To in the shortcut menu and select the desired output option in the submenu.

    You can convert the recognized image to a specific document type or paste it to the Clipboard. If an image is converted to a document type, the resulting file is saved in the same folder and with the same name (but different extension) as the original image file.