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Author Message   greenetree Supporter Username: Greenetree Post Number: 8231 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 2:16 pm:        Help! I have a 3 page document that was scanned. I need it in text so that I can do some minor editing (change the name on a Power of Attorney so that it can be re-witnessed). I've done the paper capture thing, but when I try to block & delete certain words, it won't do it. I don't want to retype this blasted thing. Getting it from the original source is out.   las Citizen Username: Las Post Number: 1957 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 2:26 pm:        You can copy and paste the text into Word. You'll have to clean it up.   sac Supporter Username: Sac Post Number: 3562 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 2:28 pm:        In Adobe reader, there is a way to select text. It may depend on the version, but look for a "Select" or "Text" or "T" button to get a text cursor and then you can select and copy the text with your mouse.   las Citizen Username: Las Post Number: 1958 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 2:29 pm:        No - I am wrong. You need software to scan it in and convert it. If it's personal, email it to me and I can get it back to you this afternoon. (I'll type it up)   Monster© Supporter Username: Monster Post Number: 3805 Registered: 7-2002 Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 2:46 pm:        Is it your document, can it be scanned again, if so try this, http://www.simpleocr.com/ install it and re-scan, unless your scanner came with it's own OCR software, as some do now days. Image to PDF OCR Converter, has a trial version. there is even OCR for digital cameras, http://www.topocr.com/ ABBYY Finereader may have a trial version