How can I modify the text of scanned documents?

[Dsullivan]

We often receive scanned forms via email. Is there a way to modify the text
of these documents? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Mary Sauer]

If they are .tif or .mdi documents, open them in Microsoft Document Imaging. Use
the OCR tool, send to Word.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

You could "print" those scanned documents with the Microsoft Document Image
Writer printer driver. That will prompt you to save the file as a .tif file.
Your computer will probably already know to open that file with the Office
Document Imaging app. Click on the icon with an eye on a piece of paper,
then the paper with a W icon.

 

[Graham Mayor]

The process mentioned by Mary and JoAnn is essentially that shown at
http://www.gmayor.com/pdf_to_word.htm, though instead of using Adobe Acrobat
or Reader to print a PDF file, use your current Graphics display application
to print the scanned image file to the MDI driver.
However if you anticipate filling these forms later, you should use a more
sophisticated OCR solution.
The altenative is to insert the form as a background image in Word and write
over it. Frankly for a one-off the amount of work required to get it right
cannot be justified. Use a pen or a typewriter.
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