You need M1 Mac support (switch to ABBYY), or cloud collaboration (Adobe). Stay with 18 if you have existing TDR workflows – they break in newer versions. Part 11: Shortcuts & Power User Tricks | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Scan new page | Insert | | Recognize all pages | F7 | | Recognize current page | Ctrl+F7 | | Toggle proofreader | F8 | | Zoom to selection | Ctrl+Shift+Z | | Redo last zone draw | Ctrl+Shift+R | | Save as PDF | Ctrl+Shift+P |

OmniPage 18 Professional is an enterprise-grade OCR solution designed to convert scanned documents, PDFs, and images into editable, searchable files. Unlike free OCR tools, it preserves original layout (columns, tables, graphics) and offers batch processing, advanced recognition of degraded text, and direct export to multiple formats (Word, Excel, PDF/A, etc.).

| Format | Best for | Key setting | |--------|----------|--------------| | Microsoft Word (.docx) | Further editing | “Retain original fonts” | | Excel (.xlsx) | Tables & numbers | “Preserve numeric formatting” | | PDF Searchable | Digital distribution | “Optimize for Web” (smaller file) | | PDF/A | Long-term archiving | “ISO 19005-1 compliant” | | Plain text (.txt) | Data extraction | “Insert page breaks as ¶” | | HTML | Web publishing | “Include images as base64” |