edit a scan document

R

Ruth

Is there a way to scan a document and save it so it can be edited? I need to
change some names on a document and do not have an electric copy of it.
 
C

CyberTaz

Scanning produces a *picture* of the scanned document unless you use Optical
Character Recognition (OCR)software to do the scan. Many scanners come
bundled with an OCR program or you can buy it separately.
 
R

Ruth

Thank-you
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Thank-you!
Ruth


CyberTaz said:
Scanning produces a *picture* of the scanned document unless you use Optical
Character Recognition (OCR)software to do the scan. Many scanners come
bundled with an OCR program or you can buy it separately.
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P

Peter A

Is there a way to scan a document and save it so it can be edited? I need to
change some names on a document and do not have an electric copy of it.
Click to expand...

You need OCR software (optical character recognition). When you scan a
document all you get is a picture, or graphic, of the document. The OCR
software looks at the graphic and recognizes individual letters, and the
result is an editable text document.
 

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