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    FirstCh97 Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 12, 2007, 02:00 PM
    Tying into a scanned document
    I am trying to type into a scanned document. I was able to do this before but cannot find the right format in Microsoft works--I had used Word Perfect before--any suggestions of where I can find this answer.

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    Jan 12, 2007, 02:14 PM
    You need to use OCR to type into a scanned document. Generally, scanners will scan a document as an image file, not editable text. Depending on the scanner and the software that comes with it, you may be able to specify scanning to a DOC file and then opening that in Works.
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    Jan 12, 2007, 02:22 PM
    Okay I had prevously used this on my old computer and I believe it had saved it as a wps. File. I will try to redo it and see what happens--Thanks-Pam
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    Feb 13, 2007, 01:19 PM
    Scanner do scan the document as editable text, if you have a plain text. But if u have like tables or autoshapes then it will scan but the format will be messed up. But if u scan it as image then I think you won't be able to edit the text.

    It also depends what type of scanner you have.

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    Feb 14, 2007, 01:46 PM
    disagrees: That's only partially correct. It doesn't matter what scanner you have, but what software is used to scan with. It's the software that converts the scanned image to editable text.
    My fault, you are right Scott. I should have typed the software instead of the scanner. But that was what I meant, since nobody can read others thoughts, should write/say what one means.


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