What Is OCR and Why Businesses Should Never Scan Without It

By: USA IMAGING, Inc.

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is the technology that converts a scanned image into searchable, selectable, editable text. Without OCR, a scanned document is nothing more than a picture — impossible to search and time-consuming to navigate.

With OCR, users can instantly find names, dates, invoice numbers, case references, and keywords inside thousands of pages. This saves enormous time and eliminates manual searching through paper files.

OCR also improves accessibility and enables automated workflows, such as routing invoices, validating data, and indexing records for fast retrieval. For any business considering digitization, OCR is not an optional upgrade — it is the core of a usable digital archive.

Ready to finally get your documents organized, secure, and easy to access?
For over 20 years, USA Imaging, Inc. has helped San Diego businesses, law firms, medical offices, engineers, and government agencies transition from paper chaos to clean, searchable digital archives.

Whether you’re dealing with overflowing file rooms, aging boxes in storage, or large-format drawings that are difficult to manage, we provide fast, confidential, and professional scanning services tailored to your exact needs.

Our team handles everything — pickup, preparation, scanning, indexing, OCR, secure file delivery, and optional shredding — so you can focus on your business while we take care of the rest.

If you demand accuracy, reliability, and high-quality digital images, you’re in the right place.

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