how to amend text in scanned document

FirstTimer4Me

hiya

i use open office i've scanned a document (word) into paint and also into a word document

how do i amend the text (it's a trainging documnet that i need to amend into words i understand)

kwikbreaks

If you've scanned it in as an image then you'll need an image editor (like paint although that wouldn't be the best program for this) to make changes.

What you really needed to do to make any extensive changes is to scan the document into an OCR (optical character recognition) program that produces a text document (usually with plenty of errors) from the scanned image. Most scanners come with software to do this.

FirstTimer4Me

hiya

ta for the help i have a hpdesktop2100 series all in one printer

i need step by step instructions if possible

FirstTimer4Me

bumping hoping someone can help me

Snooze

RTFM?? :cool:

KingL

as per post #2 you need to rescan it using the Optical Character Recognition software/settings that come with the scanner.

The model of printer that you have is probably not related to the solution....

debitcardmayhem

Morning,

which version of word have you got, and which windows have you got?

david39

The version of the document that you currently have is an image (like a photograph) of the document.

You cannot edit words in an image with a word processor, you need to convert it into a text file - such as a .doc file for Word or a .txt file for Notepad - that a word processor can work on. The conversion is done with an OCR program - Optical Character Recognition. You may need to rescan the document directly into the OCR software rather than use your existing file.

If your scanner did not come with OCR software then you need to acquire some from elsewhere. It's a long time since I used any but there are probably freeware ones available now. If not, and you just need to do this one document, then you will probably be able to download a trial version of one of the commercial offerings. Otherwise, locate someone else who has a scanner and see if you can use the OCR files that came with that one.

If you Google "OCR" then I am sure that you will find helpful sites that will explain it fully and offer some software.

debitcardmayhem

david39 wrote: »

The version of the document that you currently have is an image (like a photograph) of the document.

You cannot edit words in an image with a word processor, you need to convert it into a text file - such as a .doc file for Word or a .txt file for Notepad - that a word processor can work on. The conversion is done with an OCR program - Optical Character Recognition. You may need to rescan the document directly into the OCR software rather than use your existing file.

If your scanner did not come with OCR software then you need to acquire some from elsewhere. It's a long time since I used any but there are probably freeware ones available now. If not, and you just need to do this one document, then you will probably be able to download a trial version of one of the commercial offerings. Otherwise, locate someone else who has a scanner and see if you can use the OCR files that came with that one.

If you Google "OCR" then I am sure that you will find helpful sites that will explain it fully and offer some software.

That's why I ask which version of word she has, If 2007 it's easier, if 2010 it's more convoluted since Microsoft have deprecated Office Document Imaging.

kwikbreaks

Post #1 ....

FirstTimer4Me wrote: »

i use open office

FirstTimer4Me

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

Morning,

which version of word have you got, and which windows have you got?

hi

i use open office my system is windows xp