how to edit scanned documents

[Guest]

i scanned a word document containing texts only, when i scanned using HP 6213
officejet to microsoft i was not able to edit the documents, is it
possible?what will I do?thanks and reagrds to all

 

[Jezebel]

A scan is a graphic. You need to use OCR software to convert it to text.
Microsoft Imaging (comes with Windows) does a reasonable job. And I've never
seen a scanner that didn't come with an OCR product -- check the HP CD.

 

[Mi Tasol]

 Jezebel wrote on 09/13/2006 01:42 ET :



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Jezebel is right that most scanners come with OCR but I have found
that the Microsoft Document Imaging is superior to every other OCR I
have tried (and I have several very expensive ones). From me that is
one hell of a complement as I avoid MS products normally as most are
too clunky.
On-line options are fine if you are permanently connected AND willing
to put what may be sensitive data up where security is an unknown
quantity.

Mi Tasol

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

Jezebel is right that most scanners come with OCR but I have found
that the Microsoft Document Imaging is superior to every other OCR I
have tried (and I have several very expensive ones).  From me that is
one hell of a complement as I avoid MS products normally as most are
too clunky.
On-line options are fine if you are permanently connected AND willing
to put what may be sensitive data up where security is an unknown
quantity.

The drawback I found with it is that it accepts as input only a very
limited range of graphics formats, and the default one created by the
HP all-in-one isn't one of them. I think I converted it by opening it
in Paint and resaving.