Converting Scanned Documents to Text
Although you wouldn't want to depend on it for mission-critical applications, Office comes bundled with a surprisingly good Optical Character Recognition system. Converting hardcopy to a Word document is a two-step process:
Scan the document and turn it into a TIF file. To do so, from Windows, choose Start, Programs, Microsoft Office Tools, Microsoft Office Document Scanning, and follow the instructions.
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The Document Scanner includes an option to "re-stitch" documents that are printed on both sides of the paper. You scan one side and then the other, and the software puts the two halves together, in ...
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