OCR

The OCR feature enables you to convert incoming faxes to text and insert the converted text into the body of the received fax report or as a separate text attachment. The converted text is then used for OCR routing depending on your configuration. Searching for incoming faxes becomes much easier, because you can use the search features in your email client or in your email archiving solution to retrieve past faxes quickly. Without OCR, the actual text in the fax can not be searched because it is stored as an image.

1. Click Advanced ► OCR node in the GFI FAXmaker configuration.

Screenshot 78 - OCR properties

The following OCR options are available:

•	Append OCR output text below fax report: This option inserts the text of the fax in the body after the fax report: This allows you to easily search for faxes using your email client’s search function.

•	Attach OCR output text file with fax report: This option allows you to specify whether the OCR output must be attached to the incoming fax.

•	Maximum pages to convert: The number of pages that GFI FAXmaker should convert to text.

•	Preferred language: If you specify auto then the OCR engine will not assume any particular language. Specifying a default language will improve the accuracy on the language specified.

•	Enable spell checking and correction: If you enable this option, the OCR engine can improve the accuracy by spell checking the text.