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- 11 Apr 2022, 03:37
- Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
- Topic: Using a hand held scanner to transfer notes into Windows.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4825
Re: Using a hand held scanner to transfer notes into Windows.
Many thanks for the most recent posts which need a good read through.
- 10 Apr 2022, 12:22
- Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
- Topic: Using a hand held scanner to transfer notes into Windows.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4825
Re: Using a hand held scanner to transfer notes into Windows.
Your absolutely right about regarding the lack of traffic on hand held scanners yet from the point of view of a student I would have thought them quite useful but may their handwriting is better and faster than mine. I did try a scanner pen a couple of years ago but it was simply not up to the job. ...
- 09 Apr 2022, 17:30
- Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
- Topic: Using a hand held scanner to transfer notes into Windows.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4825
Re: Using a hand held scanner to transfer notes into Windows.
Do you see the possible advantage of using a handheld scanner as being the ability to capture one or only a few lines at a time, or are you primarily hoping that the OCR output results would be better? Which OCR software(s) do you currently have available, as modern OCR software such as Abbyy FineR...
- 09 Apr 2022, 13:55
- Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
- Topic: Using a hand held scanner to transfer notes into Windows.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4825
Using a hand held scanner to transfer notes into Windows.
I have a desktop computer alongside a desktop A4 page scanner and I have just started to study what I refer to as, "The dichotomy between the Parliamentary Labour Party and the actual Labour Party" but am faced with a slight problem of dyslexia. One manifestation of that is that although I...
- 25 Oct 2021, 08:41
- Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
- Topic: How to save scans capable of being interrogated.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14632
Re: How to save scans capable of being interrogated.
I'm giving up on it and am going to ask for an open copy of the report that I can add my comments to. Many thanks for your help.
- 25 Oct 2021, 07:41
- Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
- Topic: How to save scans capable of being interrogated.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14632
Re: How to save scans capable of being interrogated.
I attempted to use ABBYY Fine Reader and the following came up,"This is protected by user password." Does that mean I'm stuffed?
- 25 Oct 2021, 05:40
- Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
- Topic: How to save scans capable of being interrogated.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14632
Re: How to save scans capable of being interrogated.
The existing 35 pages are A4 typing paper size with typed words and I scanned them. I tried to join Libre and registered but it then refused to recognise me. Libre makes it impossible to contact them, unless that is, you know how to.
- 24 Oct 2021, 18:02
- Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
- Topic: How to save scans capable of being interrogated.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14632
Re: How to save scans capable of being interrogated.
First of all, many thanks for your help. Secondly, all I have now is a 35 page collection of image scans of text pages. I know that there are quite a few advertisements for "Free" OCR applications but expereience has shwon me that many of these when opened turn out to be cut down OCR appli...
- 24 Oct 2021, 13:37
- Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
- Topic: How to save scans capable of being interrogated.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14632
Re: How to save scans capable of being interrogated.
I've just checked and its £165.00 which I would rather not spend so it looks like an old fashioned cut and paste job. Dam it.
- 24 Oct 2021, 13:32
- Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
- Topic: How to save scans capable of being interrogated.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14632
Re: How to save scans capable of being interrogated.
Many thanks for the information. I will give ABBY Finereader 14 a try.