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want import document fr scanner to word microsoft word to work on
help? i have a form to scan to microsoft word so i can work on it. how do i
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If this is a one time deal, it's not worth all of the work you're going to
have to take to convert that paper document to a form. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "BAY-BOY" wrote in message ... help? i have a form to scan to microsoft word so i can work on it. how do i do it? |
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want import document fr scanner to word microsoft word to work
I need to do it too. but it won't be a one time thing. Could you explain how
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want import document fr scanner to word microsoft word to work
If you can get hold of a copy Abbyy's form filler, that came with the
corporate version of Finereader 6 (and maybe other versions), is easily the best tool I have found for filling in pre-printed forms. It takes but a few minutes to set up, but has nothing to do with Word. With Word, you have two options, neither of which is particularly satisfactory. The simplest is to scan the form and insert it as a background image at full size, then build the fillable document over it using a table or tables with fixed cell sizes at the fillable field locations. You can then remove the image for printing (or unset the option in Tools Options Print) on the original forms. If your other post is anything to go by, this is a pdf document you are dealing with. In that case you can probably insert the (one page) PDF as an object and set it behind text. The second even more complicated option is to recreate the form from scratch using OCR software to grab the layout. I would not even attempt this without OCR software of the quality of Abbyy Finereader 9 - and even then it's an absolute pain and should only be used where a copy of the original form is acceptable for submission. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Botanychild wrote: I need to do it too. but it won't be a one time thing. Could you explain how to do it? |
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