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I have scanned a form into My Documents and saved as a Microsoft Word
Document. I know want to open that form and type on it...How Do I Do It??? I NEED HELP!!! Thanks!!! Suzy |
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What you appear to have done is saved the document as an image. Word has no
ability to edit graphics. You can insert the graphic as a background image (set the layout property to behind text) and type over it or you can use OCR software to convert it into a dogs breakfast of an editable document that will require a lot of work to put right. Note that if the supplier of the form intends that the form be hand written (eg job applications) and the instructions say that it must be hand written, then hand write it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org SuzyQ wrote: I have scanned a form into My Documents and saved as a Microsoft Word Document. I know want to open that form and type on it...How Do I Do It??? I NEED HELP!!! Thanks!!! Suzy |
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I believe that it what i have done....I have a form...my daughter was
nominated as Student of the Year and we have all these forms that have to be filled out in 12pt font and I refuse to pull out the old typewriter when I have all this computer equipment and I dont even know how to use it...What is OCR software....Thanks for your input! Suzy "Graham Mayor" wrote: What you appear to have done is saved the document as an image. Word has no ability to edit graphics. You can insert the graphic as a background image (set the layout property to behind text) and type over it or you can use OCR software to convert it into a dogs breakfast of an editable document that will require a lot of work to put right. Note that if the supplier of the form intends that the form be hand written (eg job applications) and the instructions say that it must be hand written, then hand write it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org SuzyQ wrote: I have scanned a form into My Documents and saved as a Microsoft Word Document. I know want to open that form and type on it...How Do I Do It??? I NEED HELP!!! Thanks!!! Suzy |
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If this is a one-time thing you might find this to be one usable
alternative - assuming you've already scanned the forms as images and they are in word docs: In one file at a time, Select & Cut the image then go to the Header/Footer & paste the image there. Position it as precisely as you can then go back to the text layer of the doc. (I'm suggesting the Header/Footer because if you simply format the form image as Behind Text you run the risk of moving it accidentally as you continue to do the rest of the work. Also, Text Boxes because trying to get regular typed text to go into the right spots can be a severe challenge.) Don't be concerned that the form image appears to be "faded" once you leave the H/F layer - it will print with full intensity. In each location where you need to enter information, draw a text box formatted with No Fill & No Line, Text Wrapping set to In Front of Text, whatever font specs you need & type the info into each box as you go. Graham is quite right about the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) approach, but to get editable text you lose all the graphic elements (such as lines or logos & seals). As he wrote, a veritable nightmare to deal with. -- HTH |:) Bob Jones Office:Mac MVP "SuzyQ" wrote in message ... I believe that it what i have done....I have a form...my daughter was nominated as Student of the Year and we have all these forms that have to be filled out in 12pt font and I refuse to pull out the old typewriter when I have all this computer equipment and I dont even know how to use it...What is OCR software....Thanks for your input! Suzy "Graham Mayor" wrote: What you appear to have done is saved the document as an image. Word has no ability to edit graphics. You can insert the graphic as a background image (set the layout property to behind text) and type over it or you can use OCR software to convert it into a dogs breakfast of an editable document that will require a lot of work to put right. Note that if the supplier of the form intends that the form be hand written (eg job applications) and the instructions say that it must be hand written, then hand write it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org SuzyQ wrote: I have scanned a form into My Documents and saved as a Microsoft Word Document. I know want to open that form and type on it...How Do I Do It??? I NEED HELP!!! Thanks!!! Suzy |
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Another possibility - one that I prefer if this is going to be a one off -
is to insert the scanned form into Word as a watermark. Try to get it to be the exact dimensions of the original form. Then back in the text layer, insert Text Form Fields over the areas where you need enter data. Fill out the Form Fields with the information. Do a test print to make sure that the data comes out exactly in the correct alignment. When it is correct to your satisfaction, set the document Protection to Protect as a Form. Then Print onto the original form choosing the Option to Print only Data for Forms. Terry "SuzyQ" wrote in message ... I believe that it what i have done....I have a form...my daughter was nominated as Student of the Year and we have all these forms that have to be filled out in 12pt font and I refuse to pull out the old typewriter when I have all this computer equipment and I dont even know how to use it...What is OCR software....Thanks for your input! Suzy "Graham Mayor" wrote: What you appear to have done is saved the document as an image. Word has no ability to edit graphics. You can insert the graphic as a background image (set the layout property to behind text) and type over it or you can use OCR software to convert it into a dogs breakfast of an editable document that will require a lot of work to put right. Note that if the supplier of the form intends that the form be hand written (eg job applications) and the instructions say that it must be hand written, then hand write it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org SuzyQ wrote: I have scanned a form into My Documents and saved as a Microsoft Word Document. I know want to open that form and type on it...How Do I Do It??? I NEED HELP!!! Thanks!!! Suzy |
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Great subject line for an MS-Word newsgroup!!!
-- Chris Game Justify my text? I'm sorry but it has no excuse. |
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The simplest approach might be to contact the document source and see if
they have the form as an editable document for Word or some other. Then, you could simply open the document and add the required information and save the result to be printed or sent to the appropriate place as a file. Tom MDMVP 1008-2007 "SuzyQ" wrote in message ... I have scanned a form into My Documents and saved as a Microsoft Word Document. I know want to open that form and type on it...How Do I Do It??? I NEED HELP!!! Thanks!!! Suzy |
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Of course, that would REALLY be the best answer. Doh!
Terry Farrell "Tom Ferguson" wrote in message ... The simplest approach might be to contact the document source and see if they have the form as an editable document for Word or some other. Then, you could simply open the document and add the required information and save the result to be printed or sent to the appropriate place as a file. Tom MDMVP 1008-2007 "SuzyQ" wrote in message ... I have scanned a form into My Documents and saved as a Microsoft Word Document. I know want to open that form and type on it...How Do I Do It??? I NEED HELP!!! Thanks!!! Suzy |
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