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I have imported a picture of an IRS document ( .BMP file) into Word 97.
Now I wish to convert the picture so that it becomes part of the page thus permitting me to enter numbers into the various boxes. How can I convert the picture so that it becomes like a Word page? HenryA |
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You can try using that image as a background and putting text boxes in where
you need them. (Not a task I'd want to do. It would be easier for me to slow down and write clearly.) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Henry" wrote in message ... I have imported a picture of an IRS document ( .BMP file) into Word 97. Now I wish to convert the picture so that it becomes part of the page thus permitting me to enter numbers into the various boxes. How can I convert the picture so that it becomes like a Word page? HenryA |
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I have a friend who has a Hewlett Packard scanner. This scanner will scan a
paper document and output the scan directly into Word. The document in Word is completely usable. Any part of it can be written or altered or deleted. Unfortunately, my Epson scanner does not have this capability. I was hoping that Word did have such a capability. HenryA "JoAnn Paules" wrote: You can try using that image as a background and putting text boxes in where you need them. (Not a task I'd want to do. It would be easier for me to slow down and write clearly.) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Henry" wrote in message ... I have imported a picture of an IRS document ( .BMP file) into Word 97. Now I wish to convert the picture so that it becomes part of the page thus permitting me to enter numbers into the various boxes. How can I convert the picture so that it becomes like a Word page? HenryA |
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No, you need the software on the scanner end to do that. Even then the
formatting always needs tweaked and the IRS can be REALLY picky about everything. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Henry" wrote in message ... I have a friend who has a Hewlett Packard scanner. This scanner will scan a paper document and output the scan directly into Word. The document in Word is completely usable. Any part of it can be written or altered or deleted. Unfortunately, my Epson scanner does not have this capability. I was hoping that Word did have such a capability. HenryA "JoAnn Paules" wrote: You can try using that image as a background and putting text boxes in where you need them. (Not a task I'd want to do. It would be easier for me to slow down and write clearly.) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Henry" wrote in message ... I have imported a picture of an IRS document ( .BMP file) into Word 97. Now I wish to convert the picture so that it becomes part of the page thus permitting me to enter numbers into the various boxes. How can I convert the picture so that it becomes like a Word page? HenryA |
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Hi Henry,
How old is the Epson scanner and does it have a CD with it? Many of the Epson scanners come with an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software package for doing what your friend's does. Epson had one of their own, 'Epson TWAIN Scanning', but also have packaged 'AAbby Fine Reader' and 'NewSoft OCR'. In some cases they're listed in the Start=Programs menu in others you have to run the Epson printer/scanner 'monitoring' package to get to them automatically through the buttons on the scanner. MS Office has an optional installation item, Microsoft Office Document Imaging and Scanning that includes an OCR capability, but it's not always as fully featured as those listed above or other 3rd party ones such as some of the ones from http://nuance.com/imaging . The Microsoft Office choice can usually be added by going to the Microsoft Office listing in Add/Remove Programs in the Windows control panel and changing to add that advanced feature in by setting it to 'Run from my computer' status. It should then be available in Windows under Start=Programs=Microsoft Office=Microsoft Office tools FWIW, the IRS forms are available in fill-in capable PDF files. If you start from http://irs.gov/sitemap you may eventually find them through their http://fedforms.gov site. The organization of the forms seems to be a bit clearer at http://unclefed.com/IRS-Forms/ (a site by a private company 'National Tax Service') with 2007 forms at http://unclefed.com/IRS-Forms/2007/indvlforms.html In either source, you can type on the form and save it/print it from the Adobe PDF viewer app, which may be easier for you than trying to create the same thing in Word  ======================= "Henry" wrote in message ... I have a friend who has a Hewlett Packard scanner. This scanner will scan a paper document and output the scan directly into Word. The document in Word is completely usable. Any part of it can be written or altered or deleted. Unfortunately, my Epson scanner does not have this capability. I was hopingthat Word did have such a capability. HenryA -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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Thank you JoAnn and Bob for your very helpful answers.
Your replies led me to call Epson Scanners. They told me I had the OCR program on my CD. I didn't know that. It is called ABBYY Fine Reader OCR. It works with the Epson just as Bob mentioned. I have now managed to scan a document and pass it into Word where I am able to change it and make entries into it. Success! I would be lost without Microsoft Communities & its very knowledgable MVPs. HenryA "Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote: Hi Henry, How old is the Epson scanner and does it have a CD with it? Many of the Epson scanners come with an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software package for doing what your friend's does. Epson had one of their own, 'Epson TWAIN Scanning', but also have packaged 'AAbby Fine Reader' and 'NewSoft OCR'. In some cases they're listed in the Start=Programs menu in others you have to run the Epson printer/scanner 'monitoring' package to get to them automatically through the buttons on the scanner. MS Office has an optional installation item, Microsoft Office Document Imaging and Scanning that includes an OCR capability, but it's not always as fully featured as those listed above or other 3rd party ones such as some of the ones from http://nuance.com/imaging . The Microsoft Office choice can usually be added by going to the Microsoft Office listing in Add/Remove Programs in the Windows control panel and changing to add that advanced feature in by setting it to 'Run from my computer' status. It should then be available in Windows under Start=Programs=Microsoft Office=Microsoft Office tools FWIW, the IRS forms are available in fill-in capable PDF files. If you start from http://irs.gov/sitemap you may eventually find them through their http://fedforms.gov site. The organization of the forms seems to be a bit clearer at http://unclefed.com/IRS-Forms/ (a site by a private company 'National Tax Service') with 2007 forms at http://unclefed.com/IRS-Forms/2007/indvlforms.html In either source, you can type on the form and save it/print it from the Adobe PDF viewer app, which may be easier for you than trying to create the same thing in Word ======================= "Henry" wrote in message ... I have a friend who has a Hewlett Packard scanner. This scanner will scan a paper document and output the scan directly into Word. The document in Word is completely usable. Any part of it can be written or altered or deleted. Unfortunately, my Epson scanner does not have this capability. I was hopingthat Word did have such a capability. HenryA -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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Yeah. But don't be too upset if the results aren't quite perfect. You still
have to proof-read the document - carefully! Be becomes he; H becomes II; all kinds of screwy things can (and will) show up. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Henry" wrote in message news  Thank you JoAnn and Bob for your very helpful answers. Your replies led me to call Epson Scanners. They told me I had the OCR program on my CD. I didn't know that. It is called ABBYY Fine Reader OCR. It works with the Epson just as Bob mentioned. I have now managed to scan a document and pass it into Word where I am able to change it and make entries into it. Success! I would be lost without Microsoft Communities & its very knowledgable MVPs. HenryA "Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote: Hi Henry, How old is the Epson scanner and does it have a CD with it? Many of the Epson scanners come with an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software package for doing what your friend's does. Epson had one of their own, 'Epson TWAIN Scanning', but also have packaged 'AAbby Fine Reader' and 'NewSoft OCR'. In some cases they're listed in the Start=Programs menu in others you have to run the Epson printer/scanner 'monitoring' package to get to them automatically through the buttons on the scanner. MS Office has an optional installation item, Microsoft Office Document Imaging and Scanning that includes an OCR capability, but it's not always as fully featured as those listed above or other 3rd party ones such as some of the ones from http://nuance.com/imaging . The Microsoft Office choice can usually be added by going to the Microsoft Office listing in Add/Remove Programs in the Windows control panel and changing to add that advanced feature in by setting it to 'Run from my computer' status. It should then be available in Windows under Start=Programs=Microsoft Office=Microsoft Office tools FWIW, the IRS forms are available in fill-in capable PDF files. If you start from http://irs.gov/sitemap you may eventually find them through their http://fedforms.gov site. The organization of the forms seems to be a bit clearer at http://unclefed.com/IRS-Forms/ (a site by a private company 'National Tax Service') with 2007 forms at http://unclefed.com/IRS-Forms/2007/indvlforms.html In either source, you can type on the form and save it/print it from the Adobe PDF viewer app, which may be easier for you than trying to create the same thing in Word ======================= "Henry" wrote in message ... I have a friend who has a Hewlett Packard scanner. This scanner will scan a paper document and output the scan directly into Word. The document in Word is completely usable. Any part of it can be written or altered or deleted. Unfortunately, my Epson scanner does not have this capability. I was hopingthat Word did have such a capability. HenryA -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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