Scannin document to Word?

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Author Message   Meandtheboys Citizen Username: Meandtheboys Post Number: 1993 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 9:05 am:        Sorry--make that scanING! I have a document that I want to scan in to Word so I can e-mail it today. Haven't the slightest idea how to do that. Tried scanning already but it scanned in to picture files. Is there a simple answer to this question?   Bailey Citizen Username: Baileymac Post Number: 76 Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 9:21 am:        To scan it into a word processor, you would need some OCR software (Optical Character Recognition). You COULD just insert it as a graphic into a word document, but that's not something that can be edited, obvoiusly. Another choice would be to convert it into a .pdf file, an option built in to a Mac, and available in some applications on a pc. CutePDF Writer is freeware, installs like any printer, just choose it when you print, and it creates a .pdf. It's a great app, and it's free. http://cuteprinter.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp Again, it can't be edited, but most computers will be able to open it and see it exactly as you do.   Earlster Supporter Username: Earlster Post Number: 1386 Registered: 8-2003 Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 9:40 am:        Just fax the image. (Print the image to the FAX printer.) If you don't see FAX under your printer list, you need to go to AddPrinters first, and add it.