tesseract-ocrHow do I set the path for Tesseract OCR?

Setting the path for Tesseract OCR is a necessary step in order to use the software.

1. Firstly, you need to download the Tesseract OCR software from GitHub.
2. Once downloaded, extract the files into a directory, for example C:\Program Files\Tesseract-OCR.
3. Next, you need to set the path in the environment variables.

To do this:

1. Go to Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variables.
2. Under System Variables, look for Path and click Edit.
3. Add the path of the Tesseract-OCR directory to the end of the Path variable. For example:

C:\Program Files\Tesseract-OCR;

4. Click OK to save the changes.

You can verify that the path has been set correctly by opening a command prompt and typing echo %PATH%. This should output the path that you have set for Tesseract OCR.

C:\Program Files\Tesseract-OCR;

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