OCR

OCR at GCHS - See also Make Reading Easier

To scan a document using the office copier:

1. Place your document on the glass or in the document feeder
2. Press the rightmost button (blue light) to bring up the menu
3. Press "E-Mail"
4. Press "Address Book" and locate your name
5. Optional Press "Subject" and give your email a subject line
6. Press "Resolution and select 400 x 400
7. Double check that the file format is "PDF"
8. Press "Start"
9. Continue pressing "Start" for each page if you have additional pages to scan
10. Press "Read-End" when finished with the last page

Snapverter

To Install Snapverter:

1. Start in Google Drive
2. Click on the three lines at the top left of your screen
3. Hover over "More Tools"
4. Click on "Extensions"
5. Scroll to the bottom of the new screen
6. Click on "Get more extensions"
7. Search for "Snapverter"
8. Click "Add to Chrome"
9. Follow the onscreen instructions to grant Snapverter access to your Google Drive

To convert your PDF in Snapverter:

1. Locate the email the copier sent you in Gmail
2. Save the file to your Google Drive
3. Open the Snapverter folder on the left navigation menu
4. Drag your file into the "Drop here to convert" folder
5. If you desire you may monitor the file's progress by clicking on "In Progress" and "Finished"
6. You may move the file from the finished folder if you desire
7. Open your pdf
8. From the top menu choose "Open With" then "Read&Write for Google"

To Use Read&Write to have your PDF read to you:

1. Select "Click to Speak" (between the zoom drop down menu and the play button)
2. click on the beginning of the text that you want read aloud.