FILE SAVING

[JAMES]

WHAT SHOULD I SAVE A SCANED LETTER IN IF I WANT TO CHANGE
THE TEXT?

 

[Menno Hershberger]

You would have to scan it with some sort of OCR (optical character
recognition) software that converts it into text. Most scanners come with
software to do that anymore. Ususally you can save it as text, or RTF.

And, WHY IS EVERYBODY SHOUTING TODAY?

 

[t.cruise]

First: Posting in all CAPS is the equivalent of screaming, and is not acceptable behavior
in news groups. CAPS can be used for emphasis though. Turn off your Caps Lock key when
posting. Second, you haven't offered enough information. Different scanners come with
different software, and capabilities. If your scanner came with OCR (optical character
recognition) software, and you have the option to edit text in a scanned document, you
would select that option BEFORE scanning. Many times you're given the option of the
default program you want the scanned document to open in for editing, which is done BEFORE
scanning as well. My Lexmark scanner/printer/copier, allows for the above options. I
have it set up to open a scanned document in MS Word for editing. (pretty good for a $65
Wal-Mart special, which also came with some good FAX software). So, when you open your
scanner's software, look at what options you have. If your scanner came with
documentation, that might be helpful as well.

 

[Ken Blake]

In

WHAT SHOULD I SAVE A SCANED LETTER IN IF I WANT TO CHANGE
THE TEXT?

Please don't yell at us. We can hear you if you type normally, in
mixed case.

A scanner produces a *picture* of what it scanned. It's not text,
and it can't be edited as if it were text, even if the picture is
a picture of text.

To change the picture to actual text, you need software that does
what's called Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Most scanners
come with at least a starter version of some OCR software; if
yours doesn't, there are several products for sale to choose
from. I use and like OmniPage. You run the picture through the
OCR software and save it in some text format. What format to
choose depends on what choices your OCR software gives you, and
what formats your word processing software can read. Plain ASCII
text ( a .txt file) should be a choice and should always work.