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From: Graham Mayor on 4 Jun 2010 07:46 That's why I suggested Finereader :( Finereader is a fully functional OCR package which handles PDF directly, whereas MODI isn't and doesn't -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> "Stewart" <anyone(a)supanet.com> wrote in message news:9EED6E14-1C04-4D75-A926-FF930566E63A(a)microsoft.com... > Graham, I have now installed Microsoft Office Document Imaging and that > enables me to scan with OCR a document into Word; the draw back is that > the image has to be in TIFF format so again it is a bit cumbersome. > The copied document no longer had its format so I have to do that myself. > > > > "Graham Mayor" <gmayor(a)REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message > news:uIQwxS6ALHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Finereader OCR software would extract whatever you select in the document >> to a Word document, It even comes with a screenshot reader applet that >> allows you to copy anything you see on screen to a Word document (or a >> whole raft of other places). >> >> -- >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP >> >> My web site www.gmayor.com >> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> >> >> >> "Stewart" <anyone(a)supanet.com> wrote in message >> news:92FBB59B-723D-45E8-8EE7-65C97324E88D(a)microsoft.com... >>> JoAnn, that is what I had in mind; to use the snipping tool (windows 7) >>> and then use MS Word 2007 but I do not know how to get it to read a >>> screen shot using OCR. >>> The long way round would be to print the bits I want from Adobe Reader, >>> then scan back in and use OCR to get into word format. >>> That is cumbersome. >>> The camera is Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10 and on first use it seems to be >>> a beauty. I still have my older cameras, A Zeiss Contarex single lens >>> reflex (too heavy now), a Nikon underwater (no longer use) and an >>> Olympus compact (heavy for my pocket) so I can make comparisons. >>> Thanks again. >>> >>> "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" <jl_paules(a)hotNOSPAMmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:OxbyxpyALHA.420(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> What about using screenshots, use OCR, and then convert to Word? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> JoAnn Paules >>>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher] >>>> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Stewart" <anyone(a)supanet.com> wrote in message >>>> news:8D58DE68-AFA9-4988-8DF9-701096E383FF(a)microsoft.com... >>>>> The Panasonic instruction manual is security protected and will not >>>>> permit me to copy however as you have suggested I can print the pages >>>>> I want. >>>>> My idea of using "Word" was to condense the parts that I wanted and >>>>> have a small compact note to go in the camera pouch. >>>>> Thanks again. >>>>> >>>>> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill(a)mvps.org> wrote in message >>>>> news:#LrGxLnALHA.5536(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>>>> To add to what the others have said, although you can certainly print >>>>>> the entire manual as a booklet or copy selected text to a Word >>>>>> document, have you considered just printing specific pages of the PDF >>>>>> through Adobe Reader? >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Suzanne S. Barnhill >>>>>> Microsoft MVP (Word) >>>>>> Words into Type >>>>>> Fairhope, Alabama USA >>>>>> http://word.mvps.org >>>>>> >>>>>> "Stewart" <anyone(a)supanet.com> wrote in message >>>>>> news:hu5r6d$nad$1(a)speranza.aioe.org... >>>>>>>I have just bought a new camera and the instructions are printed (on >>>>>>>screen) in Adobe Reader; there are 104 pages. >>>>>>> I wish to copy the pages I need in to a word document and then >>>>>>> modify and print what I want. >>>>>>> Is there any way I can use Word 2007 to do this? >>>>>>> I remember reading that Word has an OCR capability but do not know >>>>>>> if this would work from the Adobe Reader screen. >>>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> |