converting a scanned image to text

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Graham Mayor

kir said:
How do I convert a scanned image of a text page to text that I can
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W> edit in Word?

With OCR (optical character reading) software! Current versions of Word
have a rudimentary OCR software capability in Microsoft Office Tools >
Document Imaging. Your fax software may have some OCR capability or you may
have something suitable packaged with your scanner, otherwise you'll have to
buy some software - my recommendation being Finereader.

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