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02-13-2007
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| | OCR I am not computer savy. I have installed Windows Vista and Office 2007 but I cannot figure out how to do OCR with the new software, which used to be so simple with previous versions. Any ideas? |
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02-13-2007
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| | Re: OCR I don't believe Office supports OCR, that's a third-party software application. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "C" <C@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:02F7BE2C-8F01-45A0-A0A8-79DD70FC13F6@microsoft.com... >I am not computer savy. I have installed Windows Vista and Office 2007 but >I > cannot figure out how to do OCR with the new software, which used to be so > simple with previous versions. Any ideas? |
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02-13-2007
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| | Re: OCR Thanks , Richard! I continued playing around and I think I figured it our: 1. save document as Tiff. file 2. open Microsoft office document imaging (from "search options") 3. press the eye icon (OCR) 4. export to word "Richard G. Harper" wrote: > I don't believe Office supports OCR, that's a third-party software > application. > > -- > Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com > * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ > * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups > * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ > * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > > > "C" <C@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:02F7BE2C-8F01-45A0-A0A8-79DD70FC13F6@microsoft.com... > >I am not computer savy. I have installed Windows Vista and Office 2007 but > >I > > cannot figure out how to do OCR with the new software, which used to be so > > simple with previous versions. Any ideas? > > > |
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02-13-2007
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| | Re: OCR Well, that would answer that, wouldn't it? :-) Glad you figured it out. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "C" <C@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3399B31D-7A86-43D8-8191-5301FEDC0D76@microsoft.com... > Thanks , Richard! > > I continued playing around and I think I figured it our: > 1. save document as Tiff. file > 2. open Microsoft office document imaging (from "search options") > 3. press the eye icon (OCR) > 4. export to word > > > > "Richard G. Harper" wrote: > >> I don't believe Office supports OCR, that's a third-party software >> application. >> >> -- >> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com >> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ >> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups >> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ >> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm >> >> >> "C" <C@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:02F7BE2C-8F01-45A0-A0A8-79DD70FC13F6@microsoft.com... >> >I am not computer savy. I have installed Windows Vista and Office 2007 >> >but >> >I >> > cannot figure out how to do OCR with the new software, which used to be >> > so >> > simple with previous versions. Any ideas? >> >> >> |
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