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    Software to edit Documents?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Red_Dragon, Jan 14, 2009.

  1. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    What's a good Program to use to edit scanned documents??
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 14, 2009
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    crash NBR Assassin

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    Edit them how? As text or as an image file?
     
    crash, Jan 14, 2009
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    emike09 Overclocking Champion

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    You can OCR scanned text images in Acrobat
     
    emike09, Jan 14, 2009
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    CyberVisions Martian Notebook Overlord

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    Actually, no you can't OCR edit text in just any scanned document in Acrobat, unless you have one of the newer Acrobat editions that have OCR scan capability for a previously scanned document.

    If you're looking for a good program for OCR scanning and editing, the best I've used in the past is OmniPage, published by Nuance, the same company that publishes Dragon Naturally Speaking. OmniPage's OCR ability is excellent, even with poor scans or damage originals.

    The user initiates the scan from within OmniPage, and after OCR is initially performed, the document is presented to the user in Edit mode. The user can then go through the document and compare the scanned text with the original and make changes where necessary. Like any wordprocessor would, it also notes misspells and other problems upfront for user to fix.

    There are 2 versions with differing capabilities, the Pro version and Standard. While the Standard version of OmniPage is about $150, the Pro version is $499 unless you have a previous version to upgrade from.
     
    CyberVisions, Jan 14, 2009
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  5. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    lol i have this program on my PC when i bought my canon printer it came...for free! its the standard i believe omnisoft.

    i did the OCR the problem is that it isnt picking up the text this document was given to someone since 1969 hah so the comp cant pick up the text.
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 14, 2009
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