Document conversion to Word Formats
Document OCR to Microsoft Word
OCR - Involves the use of computer software to translate images of type written text into machine-editable text. (Optical Character Recognition) to Ms. Word is the most commonly used format. Prior to beginning the actual OCR process, the documents are scanned and optimised at high resolution, the purpose of this task is to ensure that every single fine detail is captured during the scanning process. Image processing is also applied to enhance the captured image, background colours are usually dropped to create a white background as this can conflict with the document contents and text. Documents are cropped to reduce any black borders as well as de-skewed for better alignment. Colour documents are normally converted to black and white images for better OCR results.
Document OCR Various Data Type Configuration
After the initial cleansing exercise of the documents is complete, the next stage is to create parameters according to the document and data types, text, tables and graphics. In order to produce greater OCR accuracy, certain rules are defined to capture each type of data. OCR scanning and conversion engines are trained and tested and once the OCR rules are set the OCR scanning and processing begins.
During the OCR scanning process, the original document layout, formatting e.g. bold characters, italic fonts, headers, paragraphs, place of images are also set, so the OCRed documents are an exact soft copy of the original hardcopy. Once the OCR scanning process is completed the output data is then saved as a Text or Word document.
Our OCR Scanning and Conversion to Ms. Word Bureau
Our OCR conversion scanning bureau has completed a wide range of OCR scanning and conversion projects, ranging from just one single document to managing thousands.
Other Document Conversion Services
Document scanning - The process of turning documents into images that can be manipulated on a computer. and OCR - Involves the use of computer software to translate images of type written text into machine-editable text. conversion is the process of scanning hardcopy paper documents or an image file such as TIFF - A type of computer file used for storing pictures, these can be full color, grayscale or black and white. A multipage TIFF file can contain many pages in a single file., PDF - PDF is a very popular multipage file format that is used ny many companies because it can be opened by almost anybody using free software most people already have on their computers. and converting the files into an fully editable text files.
Depending on the type and layout, documents can be converted to the following editable file formats;
- Document Scanning and OCR to Ms Word - Microsoft Word is a popular piece of word processing software sometimes abbreviated to MS Word.
- Document Scanning and OCR to Ms Excel - Microsoft Excel is a popular spread sheet program.
- Document Scanning and OCR to CSV - (Comma Separated Value) File is a file containing information separated by commas files
- Document Scanning and OCR to XML - (eXtensible Markup Language) A decendent of HMTL for web publishing. Considered to be more general and uniform than its parent. files
If you wish to discuss your OCR Scanning and Conversion to Microsoft Word format or other bespoke formats, please contact our OCR scanning and conversion section on 0161 832 7991.
