How do I scan documents into word so they can be edited?

[Guest]

I have a 29 page printed document that I want to scan into word so that I can
edit it, ie: change paragraphs, words, etc, and then either e-mail it to my
son, or ptint out the edited version. I have a canon F-80
Printer/fax/Scanner, and apparently it only allows for "pictures" to be
scanned - which are apparently uneditable in word.

Thanks,
Bill

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

You need OCR software. Read your manual and see if the software that come
with your scanner has OCR capabilities. If it doesn't, there are several
different flavors available. I can't recommend any personally because I use
what came with my scanner.

 

[CyberTaz]

Scanning text to be edited requires OCR (optical character recognition)
software. There are a number of programs available. One you might want to
check out is:

http://www.hamrick.com/index.html

Good Luck |:>)


On 6/24/05 4:09 PM, in article

I have a 29 page printed document that I want to scan into word so that I can
edit it, ie: change paragraphs, words, etc, and then either e-mail it to my
son, or ptint out the edited version. I have a canon F-80
Printer/fax/Scanner, and apparently it only allows for "pictures" to be
scanned - which are apparently uneditable in word.

Thanks,
Bill

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