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I have a document I need to copy and alter without having to retype it all, I am sure there is a way to scan it alter and reprint but do not have a clue how to do this, please go easy never done this before.
Grateful for any help.

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  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    ps2659 wrote: »
    I have a document I need to copy and alter without having to retype it all, I am sure there is a way to scan it alter and reprint but do not have a clue how to do this, please go easy never done this before.
    Grateful for any help.

    My scanner came with OCR software included which allows conversion to Word format etc.

    Alternatively you could use an on-line OCR service e.g. here
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • Norman_Castle
    Norman_Castle Posts: 11,871 Forumite
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    Depending on the document, copy and paste might be the easiest.
  • Gillor
    Gillor Posts: 803 Forumite
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    1. Scan document as .jpg at 300dpi in greyscale if coloured text, or black and white if standard black text.

    2. Save document e.g. to desktop

    3. Upload to http://www.onlineocr.net/

    4. Save the converted document as a Word Document and edit as required.
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