For proof-reading purposes, I would find it incredibly useful to have a 'read aloud' function in the right-hand window above the recognised text. Or, can you explain why there isn't such an option. At the moment, I have to do an export and then run the reader on the export - and then correct in the left-hand reader. I've tried using the built-in read aloud in Windows, NVDA and another 3rd party reader, but none of them seem able to read what has been generated in a sensible way in the right-hand window. What does everybody else do?
Thanks
Ros
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Hello Ros! Thank you for your feedback. Unfortunately, at the moment screen readers cannot read well the text of the recognized document directly from FineReader's OCR Editor right-hand (Text editor) window. You need to export the recognized document, to MS Word for example, to use a third party screen reader on the text.
For proofreading, FineReader PDF has the Verify tool, but it implements the proofreading capability to be done in a visual way instead of aural.
What do other community members think? Would you find read aloud function or ability of using a 3rd party screen reader useful for the purpose of proofreading recognized text in FineReader PDF? Please feel free to comment below.
I'd love to have such a tool as well!
As someone who works in the Digitization Centre at my university and creates accessible documents from scanned books/articles, it would be very useful to have a built in tool to allow for testing purposes within ABBYY rather than having to rely on third-party tools.
Hi Rjw25, Marina Darmaros, and Cyryl Borgfjord - If this feature is something you're still interested in, I suggest you submit a feature request. Our product teams regularly review requests to identify trends, clarify needs, and prioritize future improvements. I can’t promise your request will be implemented, but it's worth submitting!
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