[Joshnumber1]

A scanner which transfers written documents into typed at the touch of a
button. Not sure if this software is available but if it's just an idea that
could save lots of time in people's lifes!

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[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

It's called OCR, optical character recognition, and has been available for
quite a while. Some algorithms even work with script. The quality/accuracy
varies quite a bit, and nothing I've ever used has been worth the extra
proofing it takes to remove the errors.

Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Joshnumber1" wrote in message
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A scanner which transfers written documents into typed at the touch of a
button. Not sure if this software is available but if it's just an idea
that
could save lots of time in people's lifes!

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