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Conor D

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:10 am
Post subject: Scanning/edit word doc.
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I have an essay and want to scan it and then edit the text in Word,rather
then typing the whole thing out,looking for ways to carry ouy the above
function
Regards
Conor D
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Gary S. Terhune

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:28 am
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You want what is known as OCR -- Optical Character Recognition. Cheap ones
are typically included with consumer scanners, or you can Google OCR to find
more. In my opinion, most OCR apps are mediocre. Only work well if the paper
is clean, etc. And formatting is lost. Myself, I use ABBYY software. Not
cheap.

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Gary S. Terhune
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www.grystmill.com

"Conor D" <conor_dalton.RemoveThis@vodafone.ie> wrote in message
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>I have an essay and want to scan it and then edit the text in Word,rather
> then typing the whole thing out,looking for ways to carry ouy the above
> function
> Regards
> Conor D
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Jerry

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:37 pm
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"Conor D" <conor_dalton DeleteThis @vodafone.ie> wrote in message
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>I have an essay and want to scan it and then edit the text in Word,rather
> then typing the whole thing out,looking for ways to carry ouy the above
> function
> Regards
> Conor D

Get an OCR program for your scanner.
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Patrick Keenan

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:40 pm
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"Conor D" <conor_dalton.DeleteThis@vodafone.ie> wrote in message
news:8D650361-1CAB-40B0-A16A-881827F7B103@microsoft.com...
>I have an essay and want to scan it and then edit the text in Word,rather
> then typing the whole thing out,looking for ways to carry ouy the above
> function
> Regards
> Conor D

Bear in mind that OCR programs aren't always that great (and depend on the
scanner and the quality of the scanned image), and you absolutely have to
check every word.

HTH
-pk
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HeyBub

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:19 pm
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Conor D wrote:
> I have an essay and want to scan it and then edit the text in
> Word,rather then typing the whole thing out,looking for ways to carry
> ouy the above function
> Regards

Contact the author of the essay and ask for a copy in machine-readable form.

Paper is SO quaint...
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