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Converting Scanned Documents into
Editable Text
You can scan a document and convert the text into data that you
can edit with a word processing program. This process is called
OCR (Optical Character Recognition). To scan and use OCR, you
need to use an OCR program, such as Adobe Acrobat.
OCR Software Limitations
OCR software cannot recognize handwritten characters, and
certain types of documents or text are difficult for OCR software
to recognize, such as:
❏ Items that have been copied from other copies
❏ Faxes
❏ Text with tightly spaced characters or line pitch
❏ Text that is in tables or underlined
❏ Cursive or italic fonts, and font sizes less than 8 points
Scanning Using an OCR Program
Follow these steps to scan and convert text using an OCR
program. See your OCR program documentation for detailed
instructions.
1. Place your original document on the scanner. See one of these
sections for instructions:
❏ "Loading Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder"
on page 24
❏ "Placing Originals on the Document Table" on page 28