{"id":4536,"date":"2008-02-26T08:29:30","date_gmt":"2008-02-26T07:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/transfer-data-from-paper-to-your-pc\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:34:18","slug":"transfer-data-from-paper-to-your-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/transfer-data-from-paper-to-your-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer data from paper to your PC"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NoOne of the worst jobs I ever had was one where I had to type information from piles of order forms into a computer. After two weeks working there I had to quit because I was going cross-eyed and my fingers had started to wear away. If you have a similarly mind-numbing job or if you have to transfer data from a paper document to your PC for any reason then you don’t have to suffer like I do. You simply need to scan the docs and install an optical character recognition (OCR) software on your PC and the whole task can be done automatically.<\/p>\n

As Wikipedia puts it<\/a>, OCR is the process of “translating images of hand-written or typewritten data into machine-editable text.” In the past, OCR systems were a little crude and unreliable but today’s software is advanced enough to do the job with minimal mistakes.<\/p>\n

If you have a printed document you want to transfer to your PC for editing or importing into a database then you may want to plump for Omni Page<\/a>. It’s one of the most powerful OCR tools out there, boasting precision OCR analysis, advanced layout detection and logical form recognition technology. You can download a free trial<\/a> of the software, although the full version will set you back a hefty $500. If this is too much for you then you could try a free, no-frills alternative such as Softi FreeOCR<\/a>, but you’ll have to accept that the recognition is not so accurate.<\/p>\n

If you want to import a paper document but don’t have a scanner in your house then give TopOCR<\/a> a try. The OCR system in this one is specfically designed for digital cameras, allowing you to simply snap a picture of your document and transfer it to your PC. What if the paper-based data you have is handwritten rather than typed? Then you simply install EverNote<\/a>, which lets you store and quickly scan, store and access handwritten notes and documents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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