 WOCAR Help Index

WOCAR is an Optical Character Recognition application (OCR). It means that you can scan a document or load an image file (in TIFF format) and convert it to a text document.

Quick start

1	 Open an image document or

 Scan a new document

2	Set the  OCR Options

3	 Do the recognition

4	Modify the resulting text using the Format Bar

5	 Save the result

Commands

File menu

Edit menu

View menu

Areas menu

Window menu

Help menu


File menu commands

The File menu offers the following commands:

Scan Image	Scans a new image document.
Open	Opens an existing document.
Read Image (OCR)	Converts the current image document to a text document.
Save	Saves an opened document using the same file name.
Save As	Saves an opened document to a specified file name.
Save Page As	Saves the current page of the current document to a specified file name. Useful if you want to extract a single page from a multi-page document.
Close	Closes an opened document.
Batch OCR	Does OCR on several image files.
Current dictionaryt	Allows to search and add words to the current dictionary
Print	Prints a document.
Print Preview	Displays the document on the screen as it would appear printed.
Print Setup	Selects a printer and printer connection.
Scanner Setup	Selects a scanner..
Options...	Edits general options
Send...	Sends the active document through electronic mail.
Exit	Exits WOCAR.


Edit menu commands

The Edit menu offers the following commands:

Rotate 180°	Rotates current image with an angle of 180°
Rotate 90° ClickWise	Rotates current image with an angle of 90°, clockwise.
Rotate 90° Counter-ClockWise	Rotates current image with an angle of 90°, counter-clockwise.
Invert	Inverts current image. Useful when you have white characters on a black background
Undo	Reverse previous editing operation.
Cut	Deletes data from the document and moves it to the clipboard.
Copy	Copies data from the document to the clipboard.
Paste	Pastes data from the clipboard into the document.
Paste Link	Pastes from the clipboard a link to data in another application.
Insert New Object	Inserts and embeds an object, such as a chart or an equation in a document.
Links	List and edit links to embedded documents.


View menu commands

The View menu offers the following commands:

Zoom Out	Zooms out.
Zoom In	Zooms in.
Full Page	Shows all the page.
Full Width	Shows the current page in full width.
Full Screen	Full Screen mode
First Page	Goes to the first page in a multi-page document.
Previous Page	Goes to the previous page in a multi-page document.
Next Page	Goes to the next page in a multi-page document.
Last Page	Goes to the last page in a multi-page document.
Goto Page...	Goes to a given page in a multi-page document.
Toolbar	Shows or hides the toolbar.
Status Bar	Shows or hides the status bar.
OCR Options	Shows or hides the OCR options.
Status Bar	Shows or hides the format bar.


Areas menu commands

The View menu offers the following commands:

New	Defines a new text area
Delete	Deletes selected area
Load	Loads previously saved areas
Save	Saves current areas to a file


Window menu commands

The Window menu offers the following commands, which enable you to arrange multiple views of multiple documents in the application window:

New Window	Creates a new window that views the same document.
Cascade	Arranges windows in an overlapped fashion.
Tile	Arranges windows in non-overlapped tiles.
Arrange Icons	Arranges icons of closed windows.
Split	Split the active window into panes.
Window 1, 2, ...	Goes to specified window.


Help menu commands

The Help menu offers the following commands, which provide you assistance with this application:

Tip of the day	Shows a tip about Wocar
Help Topics	Offers you an index to topics on which you can get help.
About	Displays the version number of this application.


Scan command
Scan command (File menu)

Use this command to scan a new image document.

WOCAR can drive any TWAIN scanner.

If the command is grayed, your scanner is not recognized.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	F9


Select Scanner command
Select Scanner command (File menu)

Use this command to select the scanner you want to use.

WOCAR can drive any TWAIN scanner.

If the command is grayed, your scanner is not recognized.


Read Image / OCR command
Read Image / OCR command (File menu)

Use this command to convert the current image document to a text. Remember to check the OCR Options

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	F10


Batch OCR command
Batch OCR command (File menu)

Use this command to convert several image files to one text. Remember to check the OCR Options


File Open command
Open command (File menu)

Use this command to open an existing document in a new window.  You can open multiple documents at once.  Use the Window menu to switch among the multiple open documents.  See Window 1, 2, ... command.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+O


File Open dialog box

The following options allow you to specify which file to open:

File Name

Type or select the filename you want to open.  This box lists files with the extension you select in the List Files of Type box.

List Files of Type

Select the type of file you want to open:

A TIFF Image

A Rich Text Format (RTF) text

An ASCII Text (TXT)

Drives

Select the drive in which WOCAR stores the file that you want to open.

Directories

Select the directory in which WOCAR stores the file that you want to open.

Network...

Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.


File Close command
Close command (File menu)

Use this command to close all windows containing the active document.  WOCAR suggests that you save changes to your document before you close it.  If you close a document without saving, you lose all changes made since the last time you saved it.  Before closing an untitled document, WOCAR displays the Save As dialog box and suggests that you name and save the document.

You can also close a document by using the Close icon on the document's window, as shown below:


File Save command
Save command (File menu)

Use this command to save the active document to its current name and directory.  When you save a document for the first time, WOCAR displays the Save As dialog box so you can name your document.  If you want to change the name and directory of an existing document before you save it, choose the Save As command.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+S


File Save As command
Save As command (File menu)

Use this command to save and name the active document.  WOCAR displays the Save As dialog box so you can name your document.

To save a document with its existing name and directory, use the Save command.


Send command (File menu)

Use this command to send the active document through electronic mail.  This command presents a mail window with the active document attached to it.  You may then fill out the To: field, Subject: field, etc., and add text to the body of the message if you wish.  When you are finished you may click the "Send" button to send the message.


File Save As dialog box

The following options allow you to specify the name and location of the file you're about to save:

File Name

Type a new filename to save a document with a different name.  A filename can contain up to eight characters and an extension of up to three characters.  WOCAR adds the extension you specify in the Save File As Type box.

Drives

Select the drive in which you want to store the document.

Directories

Select the directory in which you want to store the document.

Network...

Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.


File 1, 2, 3, 4 command
1, 2, 3, 4 command (File menu)

Use the numbers and filenames listed at the bottom of the File menu to open the last four documents you closed.  Choose the number that corresponds with the document you want to open.


File Exit command
Exit command (File menu)

Use this command to end your WOCAR session.  You can also use the Close command on the application Control menu.  WOCAR prompts you to save documents with unsaved changes.

Shortcuts

Mouse:	Double-click the application's Control menu button.

Keys:	ALT+F4


Rotation 180° command (Edit menu)

Use this command to rotate the current image document with an angle of 180°


Rotation 90° clockwise command (Edit menu)

Use this command to rotate the current image document with an angle of 90° clockwise

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Rotation 90° counter-clockwise command (Edit menu)

Use this command to rotate the current image document with an angle of 90° counter-clockwise


Undo/Can't Undo command (Edit menu)

Use this command to reverse the last editing action, if possible.   The name of the command changes, depending on what the last action was.  The Undo command changes to Can't Undo on the menu if you cannot reverse your last action.

Shortcuts

Keys:	CTRL+Z or

ALT-BACKSPACE


Redo command (Edit menu)

Redo the last undone command.


Cut command (Edit menu)

Use this command to remove the currently selected data from the document and put it on the clipboard.  This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected.

Cutting data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+X


Copy command (Edit menu)

Use this command to copy selected data onto the clipboard.  This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected.

Copying data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+C


Paste command (Edit menu)

Use this command to insert a copy of the clipboard contents at the insertion point.  This command is unavailable if the clipboard is empty.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+V


Zoom Out command
Zoom Out command (View menu)

Use this command to zoom out the current image document

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	-


Zoom In command
Zoom In command (View menu)

Use this command to zoom in the current image document

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	+


Full page command
Full page command (View menu)

Use this command to display all the current page by changing the zoom factor appropriately.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Full width command
Full width command (View menu)

Use this command to display the current page in full width by changing the zoom factor appropriately.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


commande Plein Ecran
Full Screen command (View menu)

Use this command to display the current document on the entire area of the screen.

When you select full-screen mode, a toolbar button with a small graphic of a computer screen is displayed. You can toggle full-screen mode by clicking this button. You can also press the ESC key to restore the original screen mode.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


First page command
First page command (View menu)

Use this command to go to the first page of the current image document.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Begin


Previous page command
Previous page command (View menu)

Use this command to go to the previous page of the current image document, if any.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+Page Up


Last page command
Last page command (View menu)

Use this command to go to the Last page of the current image document.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+End


Go to page command
Go to page command (View menu)

Use this command to go a given page of the current document. A dialog box will be displayed and you'll be able to give a page number.


Next page command
Next page command (View menu)

Use this command to go to the next page of the current image document, if any.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+Page Down


Zoom factor (toolbar)
Zoom factor (Main Toolbar)

Displays the current zoom factor. You can change the value in order to modify the zoom factor.


Current page number (toolbar)
Current Page (Main Toolbar)

Displays the current page number. You can change the value in order to display another page.


View Toolbar command
Toolbar command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Toolbar, which includes buttons for some of the most common commands in WOCAR, such as File Open.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed.

See Toolbar for help on using the toolbar.


Toolbar

The toolbar is displayed across the top of the application window, below the menu bar.  The toolbar provides quick mouse access to many tools used in WOCAR,

To hide or display the Toolbar, choose Toolbar from the View menu (ALT, V, T).

Click	To

Scan a new document.

Convert the current document to a text.

Open an existing document.  WOCAR displays the Open dialog box, in which you can locate and open the desired file.

Save the active document or template with its current name.  If you have not named the document, WOCAR displays the Save As dialog box.

Print the active document.

Defines a text area.

Remove selected data from the document and stores it on the clipboard.

Copy the selection to the clipboard.

Insert the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point.

Zoom in the current image document.

Zoom out the current image document.

Full page mode.

Full width mode.

Full screen mode.

Previous page.

Next page.

Zoom in the current image document.

You can customize this toolbar by right-clicking on it.


View OCR Options command
OCR Options command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the options for the OCR.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when the options are displayed.

See OCR Options for help on using the options.


OCR Options

The following options allow you to specify how WOCAR will convert your image document to a text.

Extract Fonts

Check it if you want to extract font sizes and character attributes (italic, underlined...)

Extract Images

Check it if you want to extract images from the document

Highlight Possible errors

Check it if you want the Wocar to put in red the words that has not been surely recognized and in green the words not found in the dictionary.

Noisy document

Check it if you have a lot of speckles in your image document

Used dictionary

Select the dictionary that will be used by Wocar during recognition.

The "Others" button allows you to set other options concerning the image acquisition and the way image documents are displayed.


View Format bar command
Format bar command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Format Bar, which includes tools for formatting text.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed.

See Format bar for help on using the format bar.


Format Bar

The format bar contains tools for formatting text.

You have to fields for the font name and font size and several buttons:

Click	To

Bold font

Italic

Underlined

Text color

Justify to the left

Center

Justify to the right

Insert bullets

You can customize this toolbar by right-clicking on it.


View Status Bar Command
Status Bar command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Status Bar, which describes the action to be executed by the selected menu item or depressed toolbar button, and keyboard latch state. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Status Bar is displayed.

See Status Bar for help on using the status bar.


Status Bar

The status bar is displayed at the bottom of the WOCAR window.  To display or hide the status bar, use the Status Bar command in the View menu.

The left area of the status bar describes actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys to navigate through menus.  This area similarly shows messages that describe the actions of toolbar buttons as you depress them, before releasing them.  If after viewing the description of the toolbar button command you wish not to execute the command, then release the mouse button while the pointer is off the toolbar button.

If an image document is active, the middle area of the status bar displays the current page size, given is pixels and the current page resolution, in DPI.

The right area of the status bar indicates which of the following keys are latched down:

Indicator	Description

CAP	The Caps Lock key is latched down.

NUM	The Num Lock key is latched down.


New command (Areas menu)

Use this command to define a new text area in the current page.

If you define at least one text area, when you launch the OCR process, WOCAR will only process the defined areas and will not perform any page layout analysis.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Insert


Delete command (Areas menu)

Use this command to define delete all the selected areas in the current page.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Delete


Load command (Areas menu)

Use this command to load previously saved areas.


Save command (Areas menu)

Use this command to save the areas defined for the current page. Use this function if you have many documents with the same page layout.


New command (Window menu)

Use this command to open a new window with the same contents as the active window.  You can open multiple document windows to display different parts or views of a document at the same time.  If you change the contents in one window, all other windows containing the same document reflect those changes.  When you open a new window, it becomes the active window and is displayed on top of all other open windows.


Cascade command (Window menu)

Use this command to arrange multiple opened windows in an overlapped fashion.


Tile command (Window menu)

Use this command to arrange multiple opened windows in a non-overlapped fashion.


Tile Horizontal command (Window menu)

Use this command to vertically arrange multiple opened windows in a non-overlapped fashion.


Tile Vertical command (Window menu)

Use this command to arrange multiple opened windows side by side.


Window Arrange Icons Command

Use this command to arrange the icons for minimized windows at the bottom of the main window.  If there is an open document window at the bottom of the main window, then some or all of the icons may not be visible because they will be underneath this document window.


1, 2, ... command (Window menu)

WOCAR displays a list of currently open document windows at the bottom of the Window menu.  A check mark appears in front of the document name of the active window.  Choose a document from this list to make its window active.


Index command (Help menu)

Use this command to display the opening screen of Help.  From the opening screen, you can jump to step-by-step instructions for using WOCAR and various types of reference information.

Once you open Help, you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen.


Using Help command (Help menu)

Use this command for instructions about using Help.


About command (Help menu)

Use this command to display the copyright notice and version number of your copy of WOCAR.


Help Using Help Command
Context Help command

Use the Context Help command to obtain help on some portion of WOCAR.  When you choose the Toolbar's Context Help button, the mouse pointer will change to an arrow and question mark.  Then click somewhere in the WOCAR window, such as another Toolbar button.  The Help topic will be shown for the item you clicked.

Shortcut

Keys:	SHIFT+F1


Title Bar

The title bar is located along the top of a window.  It contains the name of the application and document.

To move the window, drag the title bar.  Note: You can also move dialog boxes by dragging their title bars.

A title bar may contain the following elements:

Application Control-menu button

Document Control-menu button

Maximize button

Minimize button

Name of the application

Name of the document

Restore button


Scroll bars

Displayed at the right and bottom edges of the document window.  The scroll boxes inside the scroll bars indicate your vertical and horizontal location in the document.  You can use the mouse to scroll to other parts of the document.


Size command (System menu)

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can size the active window with the arrow keys.

After the pointer changes to the four-headed arrow:

1.	Press one of the DIRECTION keys (left, right, up, or down arrow key) to move the pointer to the border you want to move.

2.	Press a DIRECTION key to move the border.

3.	Press ENTER when the window is the size you want.

Note:  This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

Shortcut

Mouse:	Drag the size bars at the corners or edges of the window.


Move command (Control menu)

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can move the active window or dialog box with the arrow keys.

Note:  This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

Shortcut

Keys:	CTRL+F7


System Minimize Command
Minimize command (application Control menu)

Use this command to reduce the WOCAR window to an icon.

Shortcut

Mouse:	Click the minimize icon [image] on the title bar.

Keys:	ALT+F9


Maximize command (System menu)

Use this command to enlarge the active window to fill the available space.

Shortcut

Mouse:	Click the maximize icon [image] on the title bar; or double-click the title bar.

Keys:	CTRL+F10 enlarges a document window.


Next Window command (document Control menu)

Use this command to switch to the next open document window.  WOCAR determines which window is next according to the order in which you opened the windows.

Shortcut

Keys:	CTRL+F6


Previous Window command (document Control menu)

Use this command to switch to the previous open document window.  WOCAR determines which window is previous according to the order in which you opened the windows.

Shortcut

Keys:	SHIFT+CTRL+F6


Close command (Control menus)

Use this command to close the active window or dialog box.

Double-clicking a Control-menu box is the same as choosing the Close command.

Note:  If you have multiple windows open for a single document, the Close command on the document Control menu closes only one window at a time.  You can close all windows at once with the Close command on the File menu.

Shortcuts

Keys: 	CTRL+F4 closes a document window

ALT+F4 closes the main window.


Restore command (Control menu)

Use this command to return the active window to its size and position before you chose the Maximize or Minimize command.


Switch to command (application Control menu)

Use this command to display a list of all open applications.  Use this "Task List" to switch to or close an application on the list.

Shortcut

Keys:	CTRL+ESC

Dialog Box Options

When you choose the Switch To command, you will be presented with a dialog box with the following options:

Task List

Select the application you want to switch to or close.

Switch To

Makes the selected application active.

End Task

Closes the selected application.

Cancel

Closes the Task List box.

Cascade

Arranges open applications so they overlap and you can see each title bar.  This option does not affect applications reduced to icons.

Tile

Arranges open applications into windows that do not overlap.  This option does not affect applications reduced to icons.

Arrange Icons

Arranges the icons of all minimized applications across the bottom of the screen.


Edit Find Command
Find command (Edit menu)

Finds text in the current document.


Find Dialog
Find dialog box

Finds text in the current document.


Edit Replace Command
Replace command (Edit menu)

Replacess text in the current document.


Replace Dialog
Replace dialog box

Replacess text in the current document.


Edit Repeat Command
Repeat command (Edit menu)

Use this command to repeat the last editing command carried out.  The Repeat menu item changes to Can't Repeat if you cannot repeat your last action.

Shortcut

Key:	F4


Edit Clear Command
Clear command (Edit menu)

Clears the selected text in the current document.


Edit Clear All
Clear All command (Edit menu)

Clears the wholetext in the current document.


Image document

This document is an image that you can convert to text using OCR


Text document

This document is an ASCII Text


Rich Text document

This document is a Text


No Help Available

No help is available for this area of the window.


No Help Available

No help is available for this message box.


Bold

Current selection in bold font


Italic

Current selection in italic


Underline
Underlined

Current selection underlined


Justify to right
Justify to left

Current selection justified to left


Justify to right

Current selection justified to right


Center

Current selection centered


Insert bullets
Bullet

Insert bullet


Char color
Text Color

Select the text color


Font Name

Font type


Font Name
Font Size

Font size


Select Dictionary
Used dictionary

Select the dictionary Wocar will use during recognition.


Extract Fonts

Wocar will extract font sizes and font attributes during recognition.


Extract Images

Wocar will extract images during recognition.


Noisy document

Check this option when your document has a lot of speckles.


Highlight possible errors

If this option is check the words that have not been well recognized will appear in red and the word not found in the dictionary will appear in green.


Adding words in a dictionary
Add words in the current dictionary

This functionality allows you to add words in the current dictionary. Adding words enhance recognition.


Scanning options

You can set several options regarding your scanner.

You can choose to use or not to use the graphical interface that comes with your scanning software. It's recommended to use it because you can set all the options that are specific with your scanner and you can select properly the area that you like to acquire.

You can also set some fundamental scanning options:

- the scanning resolution. Usually, 300DPI is the best choice

- the source brightness

If your scanner supports automatic brightness setting, use this functionality. Otherwise you can set the brightness manually.

If the scanned images appear always inverted (white characters on a black background) you can check the "Invert scanned image" option.


Display Options

When an image document is displayed with a zoom factor lower that 100%, only certain lines and columns of pixels are displayed in order to reduce the image. For example, with a zoom factor of 50%, Windows displays only the even lines and the even columns. This process gives a poor display quality. In an attempt to enhance this quality, WOCAR can display images in grayscale.

You can select the zoom factor that will be used to switch in grayscale mode. Usually a value of 60 % is a good choice. But if you want to disable this functionality, use a value of 0.

If "Smooth Zoom" is checked, image zooming is done in several steps when zoom factor is upper than 100. It allows your eyes to track the scale change.

If "Smooth Scroll" is checked, image scrolling is done in several steps when you scroll the image using "Page Up" or "Page Down" keys. It allows your eyes to track the image scrolling.


Goto page

Give the page number of the page you'd like to go.


Edit Current OLE Object
Edit OLE object

Edit current OLE object


Insert OLE object
Insert an OLE object

Insert an OLE object


New OLE object

Creates an OLE object


General Options

Allows to set options concerning

- The scanning process

- The way images are displayed


Adding words in the current dictionary

This functionality allows you to add words in the current dictionary. Adding words enhance recognition.


Invert

If an image document appears with white characters on a black background, use this command in order to invert the current image before launching the OCR process.


Save current page

When you deal with a multi-page document, this command allows you to save the current page in a specified file.


File Print command
Print command (File menu)

Use this command to print a document.   This command presents a Print dialog box, where you may specify the range of pages to be printed, the number of copies, the destination printer, and other printer setup options.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+P


Print dialog box

The following options allow you to specify how the document should be printed:

Printer

This is the active printer and printer connection.  Choose the Setup option to change the printer and printer connection.

Setup

Displays a Print Setup dialog box, so  you can select a printer and printer connection.

Print Range

Specify the pages you want to print:

All	Prints the entire document.
Selection	Prints the currently selected text.
Pages	Prints the range of pages you specify in the From and To boxes.
Copies

Specify the number of copies you want to print for the above page range.

Collate Copies

Prints copies in page number order, instead of separated multiple copies of each page.

Print Quality

Select the quality of the printing.  Generally, lower quality printing takes less time to produce.


Print Progress Dialog

The Printing dialog box is shown during the time that <<YourApp>> is sending output to the printer.  The page number indicates the progress of the printing.

To abort printing, choose Cancel.


File Print Preview command
Print Preview command (File menu)

Use this command to display the active document as it would appear when printed.  When you choose this command, the main window will be replaced with a print preview window in which one or two pages will be displayed in their printed format.  The print preview toolbar offers you options to view either one or two pages at a time; move back and forth through the document; zoom in and out of pages; and initiate a print job.


Print Preview toolbar

The print preview toolbar offers you the following options:

Print

Bring up the print dialog box, to start a print job.

Next Page

Preview the next printed page.

Prev Page

Preview the previous printed page.

One Page / Two Page

Preview one or two printed pages at a time.

Zoom In

Take a closer look at the printed page.

Zoom Out

Take a larger look at the printed page.

Close

Return from print preview to the editing window.


File Print Setup command
Print Setup command (File menu)

Use this command to select a printer and a printer connection.  This command presents a Print Setup dialog box, where you specify the printer and its connection.


Print Setup dialog box

The following options allow you to select the destination printer and its connection.

Printer

Select the printer you want to use.  Choose the Default Printer; or choose the Specific Printer option and select one of the current installed printers shown in the box.  You install printers and configure ports using the Windows Control Panel.

Orientation

Choose Portrait or Landscape.

Paper Size

Select the size of paper that the document is to be printed on.

Paper Source

Some printers offer multiple trays for different paper sources.  Specify the tray here.

Options

Displays a dialog box where you can make additional choices about printing, specific to the type of printer you have selected.

Network...

Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.


File Page Setup Command
Page Setup command (File menu)