opening a document into word

I have a document, that I put into my computer by
scanning it. The document is now in "My Documents" but i
want to open the sheet with word so I can and things to
it and fill in missing info. But when I send it to or
open with word. it looks like a progam sheet. how can I
get it to open in the right way to where I can read and
change it.

If you have scanned the document, then you have created a graphic image of
it, which is not editable in Word. You need to scan it through OCR software
to convert it to an editable document. Recent versions of Word have a
rudimentary OCR capability, but the results are variable. You would be
better using a dedicated OCR package such as Finereader. Did your scanner
come with a software package that included OCR functions?

If what you have scanned is a form, then use the image as a background image
to the page and build the document on top using unbordered tables to accept
the input.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

Web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word




wayne wrote:
I have a document, that I put into my computer by
scanning it. The document is now in "My Documents" but i
want to open the sheet with word so I can and things to
it and fill in missing info. But when I send it to or
open with word. it looks like a progam sheet. how can I
get it to open in the right way to where I can read and
change it.