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maryjane
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OCT 05, 11:58 AM
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I have some hard copy documents that I would like to save as some kind of text.
It's part of a govt report. (USDA to be exact)
No really very lengthy, it's not copywrited in any way.
I do have a scanner but it only saves scanned documents as image formats.
I need it in some sort of text..
Anything?
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Cliff Pennock
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OCT 05, 12:02 PM
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Search for "OCR". A lot of scanner programs offer such an option, but I'm sure there are apps that can do that as well.
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mike-ohio
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OCT 05, 01:07 PM
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I've always had good results from Able2extract.
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Hank is Here
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OCT 05, 01:10 PM
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Is the document a PDF?
if yes, open the document as MS word, and then convert it into a word document(text).
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Jake_Dragon
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OCT 05, 01:11 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Cliff Pennock:
Search for "OCR". A lot of scanner programs offer such an option, but I'm sure there are apps that can do that as well. |
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Was just going to post the same thing.
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maryjane
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OCT 05, 01:59 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Hank is Here:
Is the document a PDF?
if yes, open the document as MS word, and then convert it into a word document(text). |
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Originally was PDF but was scanned and snail mailed to to me.
My scanner appears not to be able to save it as anything other than an image file. jpeg
I will look for the other options already suggested. (OCR Able2extract )
Thanks
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theogre
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OCT 05, 06:18 PM
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Check software came w/ the scanner for OCR again. Most come w/ but not "turn on" in default settings. Or has add-on software not installed w/ scanner software.
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