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Software => Computer software => Topic started by: Tek on September 13, 2005, 07:00:41 AM

Title: OCR
Post by: Tek on September 13, 2005, 07:00:41 AM

Hi
Can you scan a document and change the text.
If you can, Do you need a software to do it or hardware device.

Title: Re: OCR
Post by: Fed on September 13, 2005, 07:25:11 AM

You seem to have answered your own question.
OCR Optical Character Recognition (software).

Instead of a scanner taking a 'picture' of something, the software can also 'recognise' the writing and create a text type file which can be edited.

If you wanted to edit a 'picture', it would have to be done in a paint shop type program.

Title: Re: OCR
Post by: melissa wilson on September 24, 2005, 11:53:10 AM

hi,
so what software do you need?
thanks ???

Title: Re: OCR
Post by: Fed on September 24, 2005, 02:59:47 PM

OCR software should come with the scanner.
When you scan something, check out your options.

Title: Re: OCR
Post by: Mac on September 24, 2005, 03:28:38 PM

E.G. ScanSoft (http://www.scansoft.com/omnipage)

Title: Re: OCR
Post by: merlin_2 on September 24, 2005, 03:40:15 PM

mspaint......