[Athen] Abbyy Finereader Processes

[Doug Hayman]

Sean,

Is that open to non-California schools to try out?

Doug

On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 10:56 AM Sean Keegan <skeegan at ccctechcenter.org>
wrote:


> We created a basic micro-course for alternate media specialists in the CCC

> system titled, "Alternate Media workflow strategies for PDF

> <https://catalog.onlinenetworkofeducators.org/browse/accessibility/courses/pdf-workflow-strategies>"

> that focuses on basic practices for dealing with PDF documents as well as

> using Abbyy Finereader. It is a free, self-paced course in Canvas, although

> you would have to create a student account to access it. We also have it on

> Canvas Commons for colleges that want to download their own copy of the

> course and edit locally.

>

> We do cover the basics of Abbyy and various output options. It is not

> intended for someone who has been using Abbyy for 10 years, but rather for

> someone who is either new to the alternate media space and dealing with

> PDFs or would like some information about the Abbyy OCR process.

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Take care,

> Sean

>

>

> On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 10:04 AM Mary Popish <popish at pdx.edu> wrote:

>

>> Hi all,

>>

>> I'd also be interested in hearing from anyone who uses ABBYY, especially

>> folks who have updated to v. 15. We've run into some issues with the

>> resolution on PDF documents that we save from ABBYY, and I'd love to hear

>> from anyone who has had that issue (and solved it!) since none of the

>> settings we've tried so far have fully solved the issue.

>>

>> Susan (and all), we are actually working on updating our step-by-step

>> ABBYY materials this term! (We have some now, but they are pretty brief and

>> tend to be most useful in an in-person training setting - that's why we are

>> updating to standalone documents.) When we have those done, I'd be happy to

>> share!

>>

>> Thanks all,

>> Mary

>>

>> *Mary Popish*

>> Adaptive Technology Specialist & Alternate Formats Coordinator

>> Disability Resource Center

>> Portland State University

>>

>> Phone: (503) 725-9119

>> Fax: (503) 725-4103

>> Email: drc at pdx.edu

>> URL: http://www.pdx.edu/drc

>> Pronouns: she / her / hers

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 12:42 PM Karlen Communications <

>> info at karlencommunications.com> wrote:

>>

>>> I’d be interested in this as well. I just bought Fine Reader to access

>>> PDF documents instead of using acrobat Pro DC…yes, it has come to that…but

>>> don’t think I’m using it to its full potential.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Cheers, Karen

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

>>> Behalf Of *Susan Kelmer

>>> *Sent:* Monday, March 9, 2020 2:40 PM

>>> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <

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>>> *Subject:* [Athen] Abbyy Finereader Processes

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Greetings.  I’m home with a nasty virus, so catching up on some old

>>> topics and trying to learn something new.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Does anyone have a written procedure for using Abbyy to scan and OCR

>>> files to multiple outputs (word, PDF, etc.)?  We are and have always been

>>> an Omnipage shop, but I feel like we need Abbyy in our toolbox as well.

>>> I’m most interested in step-by-step type materials, if you have them.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Thanks in advance for keeping me occupied during my incarceration (I’ve

>>> been stuck in the house since Friday, and I’m starting to get restless…).

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> *Susan Kelmer *

>>>

>>> Alternate Format Production Program Manager

>>>

>>> Disability Services

>>>

>>> Division of Student Affairs

>>>

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>>>

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>>>

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