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How to extract text from text boxes
I scanned an article to a PDF file. Then I used the Nuance program
“PDF Convert” to OCR the PDF and save it to a Word 2003 file. Everything worked fine – the text transferred accurately. Here’s the problem Each paragraph of the text is now enclosed in a separate text box, making it impractical to edit. Is there a simple way to extricate the text from the text boxes and end up with a normal. God-fearing Word document. |
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How to extract text from text boxes
If that is really Frames rather than Text Boxes, then there is a
RemoveFrames command listed under All Commands. The command can be added to a toolbar but if you need further instructions, we need to know which version of Word you are using. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "PT" wrote in message ... I scanned an article to a PDF file. Then I used the Nuance program “PDF Convert” to OCR the PDF and save it to a Word 2003 file. Everything worked fine – the text transferred accurately. Here’s the problem Each paragraph of the text is now enclosed in a separate text box, making it impractical to edit. Is there a simple way to extricate the text from the text boxes and end up with a normal. God-fearing Word document. |
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How to extract text from text boxes
I did some checking. The box has the same borders as a text box.
It’s a crosshatched border with small circular “handles” But just in case, I accessed the “Remove Frames” command and put it on the toolbar. But as soon as I click in a “frame”, the toolbar command grays out. So assuming the converter put each paragraph into a separate text box, how can I remove the boxes, while retaining the enclosed text? On Jul 8, 12:15*pm, "Terry Farrell" wrote: If that is really Frames rather than Text Boxes, then there is a RemoveFrames command listed under All Commands. The command can be added to a toolbar but if you need further instructions, we need to know which version of Word you are using. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP |
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How to extract text from text boxes
Round handles are text boxes; frames have square ones. You can convert the
text boxes to frames and then use Remove Frame. In fact, just pressing Ctrl+Q will usually remove a frame, since the frame is unlikely to be defined as part of the paragraph formatting. But you will also lose any other directly applied paragraph formatting. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "PT" wrote in message ... I did some checking. The box has the same borders as a text box. It’s a crosshatched border with small circular “handles” But just in case, I accessed the “Remove Frames” command and put it on the toolbar. But as soon as I click in a “frame”, the toolbar command grays out. So assuming the converter put each paragraph into a separate text box, how can I remove the boxes, while retaining the enclosed text? On Jul 8, 12:15 pm, "Terry Farrell" wrote: If that is really Frames rather than Text Boxes, then there is a RemoveFrames command listed under All Commands. The command can be added to a toolbar but if you need further instructions, we need to know which version of Word you are using. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP |
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How to extract text from text boxes
Most OCR software makes a complete hash of converting to Word. Text boxes
and frames are typical examples. OK you get a Word document but the document is not editable without a lot of work. Finereader 9 works better than most, but perfect it isn't. You might have been better scanning into Microsoft Office Document Imaging (included with 2003, though not installed by default). This will not cause the formatting issues, because there will be no formatting in the resulting file, but its text reading ability is reasonably good. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org PT wrote: I scanned an article to a PDF file. Then I used the Nuance program “PDF Convert” to OCR the PDF and save it to a Word 2003 file. Everything worked fine – the text transferred accurately. Here’s the problem Each paragraph of the text is now enclosed in a separate text box, making it impractical to edit. Is there a simple way to extricate the text from the text boxes and end up with a normal. God-fearing Word document. |
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