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I used to have a program that you could scan a page into your computer and then it would take the jpeg and read it so that it would give you the text. I need such a program again but for the life of me I can't remember what kind of program it was. If anyone could tell me so I can get one again it would be appreciated. I have a whole lot of pages that I need to get done. Sorry this isn't about Xara but what I scan will be used in Xara.
Thanx
Gypsyjoe
This might easier for you if your printer/scanner has the option to export a PDF direct to your PC (luckily I have one and the process is straight-forward). Certainly with v16 & v17 (and likely earlier versions too), you can simply open a PDF direct from Xara; thereafter you can edit any of the content. I use Xara to make simple edits to PDFs all the time. You can export the changed doc in a PDF; options for draft, high res and commercial printing, plus a myriad of additional options.Quote:
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Gary
I think you're looking for an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) program.
No recommendations from me, I'm afraid.
Good luck.
Hi Joe,
I use this software and they have a nice offer (from TechSmith): https://discover.techsmith.com/remote-techsmith/ .
SnagIt: https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.htm
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It might help. Cheers
many business oriented scanners come with OCR as a bundled option -this, as gary says, usually enables you to scan text to an editable PDF, though it has to be said it is not automatically the case that all scanned PDFs will be editable
my brother scanner comes with PaperPort OCR, in the past I have used Abbyy Fine Reader
both ok, given the limitations of the process
Thank you for your replies, OCR is what I was looking for! As soon as I looked at the thread I knew that was it and went out and downloaded a program. It works excellent thank you everyone for the quick response as it has already got the project started and will save me a whole lot of typing.=D>
But don't forget to proofread carefully. OCR scans depending on how clear the text is can make mistakes.Quote:
it has already got the project started and will save me a whole lot of typing.
absolutely
never have I ever had one [of any length] 100% correct
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