ABBYY Screenshot Reader 9.0

ABBYY Screenshot Reader is a simple but effective application that combines OCR and screen capture capabilities to transform the whole screen, the active window, or a selected area, into text, an image, or a table. All of these can be automatically stored in your clipboard for later use, while text and tables can also be exported to Word, Excel, RTF, CSV, or TXT files.
The tiny interface that appears when we open ABBYY Screenshot Reader serves perfectly the purpose of this tool. It allows you to have the widest possible view of your screen or window, while giving you the chance to select the area which needs to be captured and the output format of your choice. You can capture all the windows and objects displayed in your screen, the active window, or a specific area within a window, and save them as pure images or as editable text.
Its “Timed Screen” functionality deserves special attention. This extremely useful feature allows you to “prepare” the area of the screen you wish to capture so it includes all the information you need. Have you ever tried to make a screenshot of the menus and submenus of an application by using the traditional Ctrl+Alt+PrtScn method? As soon as you press the Alt key, all menus disappear from the screen. This is what the Timed Screen option is all about - once activated, you have five seconds to open all the menus, submenus, dialogues or boxes you need, and Screenshot Reader will efficiently create an image of whatever appears in the selected area at the count of zero.
This tool has been designed to sit in your task bar, and open up easily any time you need it. To minimise any delay, it offers you three simple pull-down menus to choose the capture area, the language, and the output format. The most common capture and conversion options (text to Word, table to Excel, etc.) are given as default, thus helping you saving time.