After DataSnipper has been installed, we recommend verifying that its functionality works as expected. This can be done in a few minutes.
What is Text Recognition (OCR)
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a technology that reads documents and transforms any visible text into a format that the computer can read. This makes sure that text is read from images and documents as accurately as possible.
The following steps will assist in verifying that DataSnipper is installed and Text Recognition is working.
DataSnipper 4.0
- Restart Excel and open a new workbook.
- Go to the DATASNIPPER ribbon within Excel and select About to see the currently installed version.
DataSnipper 4.1 and above
- Restart Excel and open a new workbook.
- Go to the DATASNIPPER ribbon within Excel, select Learn, then About to see the currently installed version.
Text Recognition
- Create a new workbook and import an image from your desktop.
- When Text Recognition is enabled DataSnipper will ask if you want to perform Text Recognition, click yes.
- Scroll to the last page of the document and create a snip by dragging/selecting some text diagonally. A snip will be created referencing from the current selected Excel cell to the location on the document.
Please contact your Customer Success Manager if you experience any issues completing the steps above.