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Bring Your Scanned Documents to Life with OCR

op·ti·cal char·ac·ter rec·og·ni·tion ˈäptəkəl ˈker(ə)ktər ˌrekəɡˈniSHən/ noun the identification of printed characters using photoelectric devices and computer software. As the business world continues to move closer toward the paper-free office, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is one of the technological advancements helping make this transition feasible and painless. OCR uses computer algorithms to convert scanned images of handwritten or printed text into machine-readable format. The process digitizes printed text into word processing files, making [...]

By Modern Office Methods - Tech Expert|2023-02-14T13:14:03+00:00February 15th, 2017|accessibility, digital document, editable text, electronic documents, improve efficiency, OCR, optical character recognition, paper-free, reduce cost, reduce space, word processing|Comments Off

Top 4 Ways Invoice Scanning Saves Staff Time

For most businesses, staff time is by far a company's most valuable resource. Consider the following ways that business invoice scanning can make your invoice input, payment, filing, and searching faster than ever, saving you time and money. 1. Automated input - Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software extracts critical document information—like vendor name, date, purchase order, amount due, etc.—and makes it instantly available in digital format. 2. Accounts payable integration - Once business invoice information [...]

By Modern Office Methods - Tech Expert|2024-05-17T18:16:32+00:00August 4th, 2016|accounts payable, automate, digital scanner, document management, electronic filing, invoice, invoicing, OCR, optical character recognition, save money, save time, scanners, scanning, virtual filing|0 Comments

Our first blog entry…

January is coming to a close and 2012 is off and rolling. Here at Modern Office Methods (MOM) we're always looking for news ways to get the word out about what's going on in the office technology industry. We've most recently done this through the Tech Expert Q&A section of the Cincinnati Business Courier. We hope that a blog with similar information will appeal to the masses just as much as the Q&A's we post in [...]

By Modern Office Methods - Tech Expert|2012-01-24T19:05:00+00:00January 24th, 2012|Copiers, Cost Reduction, document management, Equitrac, green, Lanier, managed print services, MPS, OCR, office equipment, office solutions, optical character recognition, printers, printing|0 Comments