SmartOCR has been Enhanced with New Capabilities

SmartSoft Releases a New Version of their Desktop Application for Optical Character Recognition

2011, July 21 – SmartSoft, the leading provider of innovative optical character recognition (OCR), document capture and conversion software solutions, has revealed Version 2.8 of SmartOCR, the company’s innovative desktop software application delivering the company’s top-notch optical character recognition technology.

SmartOCR allows users to easily transform scanned images of paper documents into fully editable and searchable digital files with more than 99.8 percent accuracy, while preserving the document layout and structure. The solution supports recognition for low-quality documents, screenshots and fax documents and features a built-in text editor with a spell-checker.

The new version adds a number of enhancements, including new design and improved accuracy. Both SmartOCR Standard and SmartOCR Pro now feature a very convenient interface enabling users to perform any task with only a few clicks.

Improvements to the Pro version:

• Batch Conversion. Users can specify the files for conversion and a destination folder and have all files processed into separate documents all at once with a single click. The batch conversion tasks can be saved for future use.
• Watched Folder. Users can paste documents into the Watched folder for automatic conversion. The Watched Folder is available for all computers in a network.
• Integration with Windows Explorer and Microsoft Office. Users can convert a document by right-clicking on it and selecting Convert.
• Custom Dictionaries. SmartOCR now supports custom dictionaries that can improve recognition rates even further and are also useful while proofreading the document. Users can import a dictionary from Microsoft Word as well as other custom dictionaries.

For more information and free trial versions of SmartOCR Standard and SmartOCR Pro please visit smart-soft.net/products/smart-ocr/smart-ocr.htm.

About SmartSoft

SmartSoft is one of the world’s leading developers of optical character recognition (OCR) and document management technologies. The company specializes mainly in PDF conversion and creation, OCR and invoice processing solutions with millions of users worldwide. Its products, popular for their simple and user-orientated design, have been used by individuals and organizations in more than 150 countries. SmartSoft clients include Adobe, IBM, Microsoft, Motorola, Inc., J.P. Morgan, Fedex Express Corp, Honda Motor Co, General Motors, and many others. Visit SmartSoft at www.smart-soft.net.