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Default How do I type on a scanned document saved in RTF


"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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OCR software is optical character reading software which converts scanned
text images (which is what you have) to editable text. Most scanner
packages include at least rudimentary OCR software tools. If not you'll
have to buy some to do this (Finereader is probably the best).

However, scanning a form to enter text into it is going to be a beast of a
job with OCR software - unless you have the version of Finereader that
comes with the form filling tool, which makes the job child's play. Your
best bet would be to set the layout of your inserted graphic to 'behind
text' then build a form over it using tables.

For a one-off it is more sensible to use a pen!

(Gasp!)