Use your mobile camera to capture news paper article and convert it to text characters using Mobile OCR. Two additional apps CamScanner and Dropbox are used in capturing process. CamScanner is used to crop capture image and Dropbox is used to save the image and import it into Mobile OCR

1. Overview
The slides here will show you how to use your mobile camera to take a screenshot on
news paper columns and convert it to text.
The demonstration uses Android mobile device Galaxy Note 2 with the following apps:
Mobile OCR Free
CamScanner
Dropbox
Mobile OCR Free can be downloaded from Google Play. It has a remarkable ability to
convert image text to characters. The free version supports four languages, viz, English,
German, Spanish and Thai. However, it does not have any image editing tools such as
cropping and image brightness adjustment; for these functions we will use CamScanner
CamScanner is a free app which you can download and install it from Google Play.
CamScanner helps to manage snapped images. It allows you to adjust the
contrast/brightness of your image; it also enables you to crop the correct text area and
remove unwanted content.
Dropbox free version allows you to upload any media to an allocated 2 GB of free space.
Galaxy S3 and Note 2 users are entitled to 50 GB of free space for 2 years. To use it, you
need to sign up for an account. Dropbox is used to save captured image
from CamScanner which you can then import it to Mobile OCR.

2. CamScanner – Take photo
..
Ensure that the material you wish
Ensure that the material you wish
to capture is under good lighting
to capture is under good lighting
condition. Leave your camera
condition. Leave your camera
resolution to 3264x2448.
resolution to 3264x2448.
Launch CamScanner and
Launch CamScanner and
tap this Camera icon to launch the
tap this Camera icon to launch the
camera.
camera.

3. CamScanner - crop
..
1. Notice that this article has 66
1. Notice that this article has
columns. I Ican select the region I Iwant
columns. can select the region want
by touching and dragging one of the 6-
by touching and dragging one of the 6-
dotted handles shown.
dotted handles shown.
With Mobile OCR remarkable text
With Mobile OCR remarkable text
recognition function, I Ican safely select
recognition function, can safely select
all the 66columns (this is almost aanews
all the columns (this is almost news
paper size) to be OCRed.
paper size) to be OCRed.
2. I Ishould confirm my
2. should confirm my
selection by tapping this 'tick'
selection by tapping this 'tick'
icon.
icon.

4. CamScanner – Contrast/brightness
..
1. CamScanner
1. CamScanner
provides me the option
provides me the option
to adjust the
to adjust the
contrast/brightness.
contrast/brightness.
2. I Iam satisfied with
2. am satisfied with
the default settings
the default settings
and confirm my
and confirm my
selection by tapping
selection by tapping
the 'tick'.
the 'tick'.

5. CamScanner – Re-edit
..
1. This is the edited image
1. This is the edited image
Before saving it, I Ineed to
Before saving it, need to
rotate it. I Ican do this by
rotate it. can do this by
tapping this 'Edit' icon.
tapping this 'Edit' icon.

6. CamScanner – Rotate
..
1. 'Re-edit' allows me to
1. 'Re-edit' allows me to
make new selection and
make new selection and
adjust brightness which I I
adjust brightness which
don’t need ititnow.
don’t need now.
2. I Iselect 'Rotate left'
2. select 'Rotate left'

7. CamScanner – Upload
..
1. To upload this image to
1. To upload this image to
Dropbox, I Ihave to tap this
Dropbox, have to tap this
'Share' icon.
'Share' icon.

8. CamScanner – Upload
..
AAlist of installed apps
list of installed apps
popped up, allowing me to
popped up, allowing me to
select an app to share. I I
select an app to share.
can upload ititto Dropbox
can upload to Dropbox
by tapping this icon.
by tapping this icon.

9. CamScanner – Upload
..
Dropbox app popped up, I I
Dropbox app popped up,
can start my upload by
can start my upload by
tapping 'Upload'
tapping 'Upload'

10. Mobile OCR Free – Launch
..
Launch Mobile
Launch Mobile
OCR
OCR

11. Mobile OCR Free – Startup
..
This is Mobile OCR Free
This is Mobile OCR Free
startup page. To proceed,
startup page. To proceed,
I Itap 'Continue'
tap 'Continue'

12. Mobile OCR Free – Import from Album
..
To import from
To import from
Dropbox, I I
Dropbox,
select Album
select Album

13. Mobile OCR Free – Import from Album
..
In Dropbox, this is my latest
In Dropbox, this is my latest
upload, I Iselect ititto import
upload, select to import
ititto Mobile OCR.
to Mobile OCR.

14. Mobile OCR Free – Text recognition
..
Image has been selected, I I
Image has been selected,
am ready to tap the
am ready to tap the
'Convert' button to start
'Convert' button to start
the OCR process.
the OCR process.

15. Mobile OCR Free – Text recognition
..
Original image text.
Original image text.
OCRed text.
OCRed text.

16. Mobile OCR Free – Copy to clipboard
..
As can be seen the accuracy of
As can be seen the accuracy of
Mobile OCR Free is truely amazing.
Mobile OCR Free is truely amazing.
Using Mobile OCR, CamScanner and
Using Mobile OCR, CamScanner and
Dropbox save me time and increase
Dropbox save me time and increase
productivity. With the synergy of
productivity. With the synergy of
these apps, I Ineed only to capture
these apps, need only to capture
and OCR ititonce.
and OCR once.
I Ihave tried ititwith Google Drive and
have tried with Google Drive and
never manage to OCR successfully
never manage to OCR successfully
with 66columns of text at one go.
with columns of text at one go.
Hope this can be useful in your daily
Hope this can be useful in your daily
work. Thanks for your interest.
work. Thanks for your interest.
At the bottom of it, this button
At the bottom of it, this button
enables me to copy the text to the
enables me to copy the text to the
clipboard.
clipboard.

17. CamScanner – Re-select columns
..
To re-select new columns, I I
To re-select new columns,
have to tap on 'Re-edit'.
have to tap on 'Re-edit'.

18. CamScanner – Re-select columns
..
CamScanner brough me
CamScanner brough me
back to the original image.
back to the original image.
I Ican now select the rest of
can now select the rest of
the columns.
the columns.
The rest of the steps should be the same as
The rest of the steps should be the same as
demonstrated in earlier slides, I Iwill not repeat
demonstrated in earlier slides, will not repeat
itithere.
here.
Hope you will find this useful. Thank you for
Hope you will find this useful. Thank you for
your interest.
your interest.