Scan a Text document to word,and type within the document.

[Guest]

I have microsoft word XP. I scanned my study guide to word. But I can not
type within the text. (to answer the questions) Can this be done? Help!!

 

[Doug Robbins]

You will need some Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software to convert
the scanned image into text that can be edited.

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[Guest]

Thank You for the quick responce! Cynthia

You will need some Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software to convert
the scanned image into text that can be edited.

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consulting basis.

Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Was Document Imaging introduced in Word 2002? If so, it provides rudimentary
OCR capabilities. I very much prefer to use those that came with my scanner,
though.
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Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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[Guest]

Hi Cynthia,

I do not know if this helps or not. I scanned a document with graphics and
text and I wanted to type in the graphic area and by clicking on the drawing
button in the standard toolbar and then the text box button in the toolbar
that comes up at the bottom I was able too enter text wherever I wanted but
it was overlaid on top not part of the graphic.

 

[Guest]

Hi Cynthia,

I do not know if this helps or not. I scanned a document with graphics and
text and I wanted to type in the graphic area and by clicking on the drawing
button in the standard toolbar and then the text box button in the toolbar
that comes up at the bottom I was able too enter text wherever I wanted but
it was overlaid on top not part of the graphic.