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Why do I get symbols on documents I scan?



 
 
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Old October 29th, 2005, 06:11 AM
Sami
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Default Why do I get symbols on documents I scan?

When I scan a document to file, instead of words I get symbols of some kind.
How do I change them to english alphabet?
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Old October 29th, 2005, 05:55 PM
Jim
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Default Why do I get symbols on documents I scan?

On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 22:11:02 -0700, "Sami"
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When I scan a document to file, instead of words I get symbols of some kind.
How do I change them to english alphabet?

Scan into an OCR application.

Blessed be, for sure...
 




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