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Excalibur
26-07-2011, 08:28 PM
Hello folks, help needed. A neighbour wants to scan a document into an editable format, such as Word.

Are there any reliable and free OCR programs to assist her in this? Or is there an easier way? I get the feeling Adobe Acrobat is exactly what's needed, but not at all cheap.

Thanks in advance.

Daryll
26-07-2011, 08:45 PM
Hi Pete.
There is an online version http://www.free-ocr.com/
Handy for a one off

Daryll

footnote . I use Abby fine reader sprint , which I believe you can get free from http://www.abbyy.com/register_magazine_Computer_Active

Excalibur
26-07-2011, 08:49 PM
Hi Pete.
There is an online version http://www.free-ocr.com/
Handy for a one off

Daryll

Many thanks for that, I will pass it on.

Jiggles
26-07-2011, 09:25 PM
http://www.freeocr.net/ Really good program. :)

Excalibur
27-07-2011, 08:14 AM
http://www.freeocr.net/ Really good program. :)

And thank you Callum.