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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864'>The on-board OCR in Acrobat is horrid! I always recommend using either ABBYY or OmniPage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864'>Cheers, Karen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Beach<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 16, 2023 8:35 AM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] [EXT] alternatives to Abby Fine Reader<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In my opinion, Adobe’s OCR is never enough. It does a very poor job from my experience.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Another option that has always been good is Omni Page Pro. I haven’t used it in years, but I still hear good reports.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Roboto'>Robert Lee Beach<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:Roboto'>Assistive Technology Specialist</span></i><span style='font-family:Roboto'> – Student Accessibility & Support Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Roboto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Roboto'>Kansas City Kansas Community College<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Roboto'>7250 State Ave. - Suite # 3384 - Kansas City, KS 66112 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Roboto'>O 913-288-7671 | F 913-288-7678 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Roboto'><a href="mailto:rbeach@kckcc.edu">rbeach@kckcc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Hegney, Shaun<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 15, 2023 2:17 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [EXT][Athen] alternatives to Abby Fine Reader<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:solid #0054A6 1.5pt;padding:4.0pt 0in 4.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#F9E699'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#FD542E'>CAUTION:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> This email originated outside KCKCC. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. Please forward all suspicious emails to <a href="mailto:support@kckcc.edu"><span style='font-weight:normal'>support@kckcc.edu</span></a>.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hello all, with Abby Fine Reader moving to a subscription model I’ve been looking for other options to OCR trouble textbooks and documents. I’m just curious what you're using for fixing docs and books where Adobe Pro OCR isn’t enough.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Shaun H<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>SFCC <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Shaun Hegney </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(He / Him)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Program Specialist 2</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Disability Access Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Spokane Falls Community College <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>P: (509).533.3544<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>E: <a href="mailto:Shaun.Hegney@sfcc.spokane.edu">Shaun.Hegney@sfcc.spokane.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>