Vista - pasting scanned docs

On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 17:26:03 -0700, tcseacliff69
<tcseacliff69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> you answered my question. next time i hope i can ask my question in a more
> aapropriate manner. sorry my grammar and puntuation were not up to your
> standards. i wish computers and software were easier to use then i would not
> have to bother you with my stupid questions and bad grammar. yes. I speak
> english, I don't speak computer,there was no need to criticize my last post,I
> don't do this often and find all this computer talk difficult to grasp. I
> thought these forums were for us to learn things, not to be told by people
> like you, how stupid we are!


It has nothing to do with how stupid you are, or how stupid your
questions are. I said nothing about your intelligence, because I know
nothing about your intelligence.

You can interpret my message as "criticizing" your post if you want
to, but that wasn't at all my point. It was simply a plea for you to
write intelligible English, to make it easier for me to help you.

My "standards" are irrelevant. If you are looking for help, it's in
*your* best interests to make it as easy for those trying to help you
as possible.

If you write clearly, you make it possible for me (and others) to help
you. If you don't write clearly, helping you is very difficult, and
most people won't be willing to make the effort.

It's entirely your choice. I don't care at all. I'm happy to help you
if I can, but not if you make trying to help a chore for me.



> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 15:02:04 -0700, tcseacliff69
> > <tcseacliff69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > rwell. iI am startimg to realize that a scanned doc is a photo of typed
> > > document,so i used my default program for an OCR document omni-page came with
> > > my canon. my problem is as you stated taking a scanned document and making it
> > > readable somewhere else. I have a resume in a folder in documents on my vista
> > > home premium. two problems . one being my e-mail is no longer supported(which
> > > is msn premium,a microsoft product) and two being , I have a resume in an OCR
> > > format and cannot move it (paste) it onto an employers webpage, the page
> > > says "paste your resume here. make sure it is properly formatted. that is
> > > impossible,and that is my problem . why can't we just use snail mail, my
> > > printer works so well,and i am quite adept at stamps and envelopes!!!!! can
> > > you help?
> >
> >
> > I am again having great difficulty understanding you. Please rewrite
> > the above with conventional spelling, punctuation, and grammar, and
> > write very slowly and carefully. Try to make it extra easy for those
> > trying to help you. If your native language isn't English, perhaps
> > what you wrote would be acceptable, but if you are an English speaker,
> > please write clearly.
> >
> >
> >
> > > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:50:01 -0700, tcseacliff69
> > > > <tcseacliff69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I have an HP pavillion w/ windows premium. seems new computers see no need
> > > > > for floppy discs any more.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Is the lack of a floppy drive pertinent to what you ask about below?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I have a scanner. when i scan my resume. i cannot
> > > > > seem to format it properly to put it on other websites. I returned my hp
> > > > > scanner,was impossible to use, now have a canon all-in-one works great but i
> > > > > stll cannot save and send my resume properly. I can save it as a text doc,
> > > > > save it with adobe,I can look at it all I want but cannot copy and paste it!
> > > > > either it reopens elswhere all changed around and un readable, doesn't even
> > > > > resemle a resume. and now i can't get it back into word, it only goes into
> > > > > some vista default storage area which I stll cannot get the e-mail working?
> > > > > is it possible to have scanned documents be read as written? they coy
> > > > > beatifully but employers want them pested no-can-do!!HELP111
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sorry, but I find it very difficult to understand exactly what you're
> > > > trying to say here.
> > > >
> > > > Your problem appears to be that you have a printed resume and you're
> > > > trying to scan it so you can have an electronic version to paste into
> > > > Word to send to prospective employees.
> > > >
> > > > If that's the case, realize that you can hardly ever just scan a
> > > > document, turn it into text, and paste it somewhere while still
> > > > retaining the formatting.
> > > >
> > > > When you scan a document, you end up with a picture of the text, not
> > > > the text itself. To turn that picture into real text, you need
> > > > software called Optical Character Recognition (OCR, for short). The
> > > > OCR software recognizes the pictures of the letters (with *some*
> > > > degree of accuracy; 100% is never guaranteed) and generates the
> > > > appropriate letters.
> > > >
> > > > Many scanners come with OCR software. Did yours? Which particular OCR
> > > > program? Did you use it?
> > > >
> > > > After you've scanned the document and "OCRed" it, you have to
> > > > proofread to correct any errors (at least a few are likely), and then
> > > > edit the results in your word processing program (Word) to put back
> > > > the formatting that was almost certainly lost.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

most of the sites just say "paste resume here". I assume a word doument. I
used my scanner because of the lack of floppy drive on my new computer and my
lack of knowlege to know that a scan won't work. one employer's HR dept. let
me fax my document to them. i wish they all would. I used the OCR because the
documents were not staying formatted as written. I guess I will try to make a
disc and try that. reading these posts is amazing how much there is to know
about vista and computing in general.

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

> Don't the employers want a document file and not a fax?
> If you can scan your resume that is a picture, so why do you need OCR software?
> What exactly do these employers want -- a fax (picture), a graphic file
> (picture) or an electronic document, such as xxxx.doc, xxxx.rtf?
>
>
> --
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "tcseacliff69" <tcseacliff69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C3700D52-D21A-4A64-94CC-4CCDD2E9039D@microsoft.com...
> > will a cd solve the problem of being a picutre of a document and not a copy?
> > If so that would be sweet. thanks.
> >
> > "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
> >
> >> Don't you have a friend that can burn it to CD for you? Also, places like
> >> Kinko's have rental computers that you can do this, or they can do it for
> >> you.
> >> Frequently places that do copying have this burn to CD service.
> >>
> >> --
> >> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> >> GO BEARS!
> >>
> >>
> >> "tcseacliff69" <tcseacliff69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news7C0A35C-0419-4E67-8E6A-3ED44572D753@microsoft.com...
> >> >I had this written for me ,it was mailed to me on a floppy.someemployers do
> >> > let you fax,but many want it copied and pasted. i have been having a
> >> > problem
> >> > copying and pasting this. I guess I will have to get an external floppy or
> >> > re-type it myself. now all I have to do I guess is learn how to use word.
> >> >
> >> > "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I think he should just fax his resume if he wrote it himself. Or if he
> >> >> had
> >> >> it
> >> >> prepares by a resume service, he should ask for and electronic copy on CD
> >> >> and
> >> >> then he could just fax the resume file instead of trying to convert a
> >> >> paper
> >> >> copy
> >> >> into an document file.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> >> >> GO BEARS!
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> >> >> news:0fvhb3p6ske344ph2dsf0rngch10q9am41@4ax.com...
> >> >> > On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 15:02:04 -0700, tcseacliff69
> >> >> > <tcseacliff69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> rwell. iI am startimg to realize that a scanned doc is a photo of typed
> >> >> >> document,so i used my default program for an OCR document omni-page
> >> >> >> came
> >> >> >> with
> >> >> >> my canon. my problem is as you stated taking a scanned document and
> >> >> >> making
> >> >> >> it
> >> >> >> readable somewhere else. I have a resume in a folder in documents on my
> >> >> >> vista
> >> >> >> home premium. two problems . one being my e-mail is no longer
> >> >> >> supported(which
> >> >> >> is msn premium,a microsoft product) and two being , I have a resume in
> >> >> >> an
> >> >> >> OCR
> >> >> >> format and cannot move it (paste) it onto an employers webpage, the
> >> >> >> page
> >> >> >> says "paste your resume here. make sure it is properly formatted. that
> >> >> >> is
> >> >> >> impossible,and that is my problem . why can't we just use snail mail,
> >> >> >> my
> >> >> >> printer works so well,and i am quite adept at stamps and envelopes!!!!!
> >> >> >> can
> >> >> >> you help?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I am again having great difficulty understanding you. Please rewrite
> >> >> > the above with conventional spelling, punctuation, and grammar, and
> >> >> > write very slowly and carefully. Try to make it extra easy for those
> >> >> > trying to help you. If your native language isn't English, perhaps
> >> >> > what you wrote would be acceptable, but if you are an English speaker,
> >> >> > please write clearly.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:50:01 -0700, tcseacliff69
> >> >> >> > <tcseacliff69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > > I have an HP pavillion w/ windows premium. seems new computers see
> >> >> >> > > no
> >> >> >> > > need
> >> >> >> > > for floppy discs any more.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Is the lack of a floppy drive pertinent to what you ask about below?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > > I have a scanner. when i scan my resume. i cannot
> >> >> >> > > seem to format it properly to put it on other websites. I returned
> >> >> >> > > my
> >> >> >> > > hp
> >> >> >> > > scanner,was impossible to use, now have a canon all-in-one works
> >> >> >> > > great
> >> >> >> > > but i
> >> >> >> > > stll cannot save and send my resume properly. I can save it as a
> >> >> >> > > text
> >> >> >> > > doc,
> >> >> >> > > save it with adobe,I can look at it all I want but cannot copy and
> >> >> >> > > paste
> >> >> >> > > it!
> >> >> >> > > either it reopens elswhere all changed around and un readable,
> >> >> >> > > doesn't
> >> >> >> > > even
> >> >> >> > > resemle a resume. and now i can't get it back into word, it only
> >> >> >> > > goes
> >> >> >> > > into
> >> >> >> > > some vista default storage area which I stll cannot get the e-mail
> >> >> >> > > working?
> >> >> >> > > is it possible to have scanned documents be read as written? they
> >> >> >> > > coy
> >> >> >> > > beatifully but employers want them pested no-can-do!!HELP111
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Sorry, but I find it very difficult to understand exactly what you're
> >> >> >> > trying to say here.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Your problem appears to be that you have a printed resume and you're
> >> >> >> > trying to scan it so you can have an electronic version to paste into
> >> >> >> > Word to send to prospective employees.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > If that's the case, realize that you can hardly ever just scan a
> >> >> >> > document, turn it into text, and paste it somewhere while still
> >> >> >> > retaining the formatting.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > When you scan a document, you end up with a picture of the text, not
> >> >> >> > the text itself. To turn that picture into real text, you need
> >> >> >> > software called Optical Character Recognition (OCR, for short). The
> >> >> >> > OCR software recognizes the pictures of the letters (with *some*
> >> >> >> > degree of accuracy; 100% is never guaranteed) and generates the
> >> >> >> > appropriate letters.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Many scanners come with OCR software. Did yours? Which particular OCR
> >> >> >> > program? Did you use it?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > After you've scanned the document and "OCRed" it, you have to
> >> >> >> > proofread to correct any errors (at least a few are likely), and then
> >> >> >> > edit the results in your word processing program (Word) to put back
> >> >> >> > the formatting that was almost certainly lost.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > --
> >> >> >> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> >> >> >> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> >> >> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

It seems as though your resume is a Word document (xxxx.doc extension), and if
you can get it copied to CD, you should be able to use the file with no further
actions on your part. Unless, of course you would like to edit the document,
which you would be able to do if you have Word installed on your computer. If
you have Word 2007, one word of caution: save the document in the older .doc
format, employers may not be able to read Word 2007's new .docx format.

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"tcseacliff69" <tcseacliff69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1951AF56-FAA9-4AA3-8A01-62F7E492E414@microsoft.com...
> most of the sites just say "paste resume here". I assume a word doument. I
> used my scanner because of the lack of floppy drive on my new computer and my
> lack of knowlege to know that a scan won't work. one employer's HR dept. let
> me fax my document to them. i wish they all would. I used the OCR because the
> documents were not staying formatted as written. I guess I will try to make a
> disc and try that. reading these posts is amazing how much there is to know
> about vista and computing in general.
>
> "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>
>> Don't the employers want a document file and not a fax?
>> If you can scan your resume that is a picture, so why do you need OCR
>> software?
>> What exactly do these employers want -- a fax (picture), a graphic file
>> (picture) or an electronic document, such as xxxx.doc, xxxx.rtf?
>>
>>
>> --
>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> GO BEARS!
>>
>>
>> "tcseacliff69" <tcseacliff69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C3700D52-D21A-4A64-94CC-4CCDD2E9039D@microsoft.com...
>> > will a cd solve the problem of being a picutre of a document and not a
>> > copy?
>> > If so that would be sweet. thanks.
>> >
>> > "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Don't you have a friend that can burn it to CD for you? Also, places like
>> >> Kinko's have rental computers that you can do this, or they can do it for
>> >> you.
>> >> Frequently places that do copying have this burn to CD service.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> >> GO BEARS!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "tcseacliff69" <tcseacliff69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news7C0A35C-0419-4E67-8E6A-3ED44572D753@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I had this written for me ,it was mailed to me on a floppy.someemployers
>> >> >do
>> >> > let you fax,but many want it copied and pasted. i have been having a
>> >> > problem
>> >> > copying and pasting this. I guess I will have to get an external floppy
>> >> > or
>> >> > re-type it myself. now all I have to do I guess is learn how to use
>> >> > word.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I think he should just fax his resume if he wrote it himself. Or if he
>> >> >> had
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> prepares by a resume service, he should ask for and electronic copy on
>> >> >> CD
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> then he could just fax the resume file instead of trying to convert a
>> >> >> paper
>> >> >> copy
>> >> >> into an document file.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> >> >> GO BEARS!
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:0fvhb3p6ske344ph2dsf0rngch10q9am41@4ax.com...
>> >> >> > On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 15:02:04 -0700, tcseacliff69
>> >> >> > <tcseacliff69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> rwell. iI am startimg to realize that a scanned doc is a photo of
>> >> >> >> typed
>> >> >> >> document,so i used my default program for an OCR document omni-page
>> >> >> >> came
>> >> >> >> with
>> >> >> >> my canon. my problem is as you stated taking a scanned document and
>> >> >> >> making
>> >> >> >> it
>> >> >> >> readable somewhere else. I have a resume in a folder in documents on
>> >> >> >> my
>> >> >> >> vista
>> >> >> >> home premium. two problems . one being my e-mail is no longer
>> >> >> >> supported(which
>> >> >> >> is msn premium,a microsoft product) and two being , I have a resume
>> >> >> >> in
>> >> >> >> an
>> >> >> >> OCR
>> >> >> >> format and cannot move it (paste) it onto an employers webpage, the
>> >> >> >> page
>> >> >> >> says "paste your resume here. make sure it is properly formatted.
>> >> >> >> that
>> >> >> >> is
>> >> >> >> impossible,and that is my problem . why can't we just use snail
>> >> >> >> mail,
>> >> >> >> my
>> >> >> >> printer works so well,and i am quite adept at stamps and
>> >> >> >> envelopes!!!!!
>> >> >> >> can
>> >> >> >> you help?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I am again having great difficulty understanding you. Please rewrite
>> >> >> > the above with conventional spelling, punctuation, and grammar, and
>> >> >> > write very slowly and carefully. Try to make it extra easy for those
>> >> >> > trying to help you. If your native language isn't English, perhaps
>> >> >> > what you wrote would be acceptable, but if you are an English
>> >> >> > speaker,
>> >> >> > please write clearly.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> > On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:50:01 -0700, tcseacliff69
>> >> >> >> > <tcseacliff69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > > I have an HP pavillion w/ windows premium. seems new computers
>> >> >> >> > > see
>> >> >> >> > > no
>> >> >> >> > > need
>> >> >> >> > > for floppy discs any more.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Is the lack of a floppy drive pertinent to what you ask about
>> >> >> >> > below?
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > > I have a scanner. when i scan my resume. i cannot
>> >> >> >> > > seem to format it properly to put it on other websites. I
>> >> >> >> > > returned
>> >> >> >> > > my
>> >> >> >> > > hp
>> >> >> >> > > scanner,was impossible to use, now have a canon all-in-one works
>> >> >> >> > > great
>> >> >> >> > > but i
>> >> >> >> > > stll cannot save and send my resume properly. I can save it as a
>> >> >> >> > > text
>> >> >> >> > > doc,
>> >> >> >> > > save it with adobe,I can look at it all I want but cannot copy
>> >> >> >> > > and
>> >> >> >> > > paste
>> >> >> >> > > it!
>> >> >> >> > > either it reopens elswhere all changed around and un readable,
>> >> >> >> > > doesn't
>> >> >> >> > > even
>> >> >> >> > > resemle a resume. and now i can't get it back into word, it only
>> >> >> >> > > goes
>> >> >> >> > > into
>> >> >> >> > > some vista default storage area which I stll cannot get the
>> >> >> >> > > e-mail
>> >> >> >> > > working?
>> >> >> >> > > is it possible to have scanned documents be read as written?
>> >> >> >> > > they
>> >> >> >> > > coy
>> >> >> >> > > beatifully but employers want them pested no-can-do!!HELP111
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Sorry, but I find it very difficult to understand exactly what
>> >> >> >> > you're
>> >> >> >> > trying to say here.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Your problem appears to be that you have a printed resume and
>> >> >> >> > you're
>> >> >> >> > trying to scan it so you can have an electronic version to paste
>> >> >> >> > into
>> >> >> >> > Word to send to prospective employees.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > If that's the case, realize that you can hardly ever just scan a
>> >> >> >> > document, turn it into text, and paste it somewhere while still
>> >> >> >> > retaining the formatting.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > When you scan a document, you end up with a picture of the text,
>> >> >> >> > not
>> >> >> >> > the text itself. To turn that picture into real text, you need
>> >> >> >> > software called Optical Character Recognition (OCR, for short).
>> >> >> >> > The
>> >> >> >> > OCR software recognizes the pictures of the letters (with *some*
>> >> >> >> > degree of accuracy; 100% is never guaranteed) and generates the
>> >> >> >> > appropriate letters.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Many scanners come with OCR software. Did yours? Which particular
>> >> >> >> > OCR
>> >> >> >> > program? Did you use it?
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > After you've scanned the document and "OCRed" it, you have to
>> >> >> >> > proofread to correct any errors (at least a few are likely), and
>> >> >> >> > then
>> >> >> >> > edit the results in your word processing program (Word) to put
>> >> >> >> > back
>> >> >> >> > the formatting that was almost certainly lost.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > --
>> >> >> >> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
>> >> >> >> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > --
>> >> >> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
>> >> >> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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