Re: How do I convert .jpg text to .doc text?
by Jeff Kane <jeffkane(at)pobox.com>
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Sat, 9 Oct 1999 14:14:02 -0400 |
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"Tim Newcome" <tnuke(at)mindspring.com> |
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hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org |
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It sounds like what you want to do is use OCR software (such as Caere
OmniPage) to recognize and translate graphic text (jpeg) to ascii
text (doc).
But if the source material is HTML text, you'd be better off saving
the source document (as an html file, not jpeg) and then extracting
the text portion (i.e., eliminating the HTML tags). That could be
done manually or with a program that cleans text. On the Mac, you can
use TextSpresso to do that. I don't know what options you have with
Windows.
In other words, instead of doing a screen capture--which creates a
jpeg--go to View/Source, and save the html file as a text document.
You can even configure your browser to use a text editor (or word
processor) to view the source document, rather than using the browser
(which is the default source viewer).
--Jeff
>Hello all,
>
>I would like learn how to convert text which is trapped in .jpg format to
>.doc format. I know that it is possible because I sometimes do it with my
>scanner in Word 97. I scan a document and it automatically converts it to a
>.doc file, with errors of course. I can also do it in Caere Page Keeper
>3.0, but only when I scan it.
>
>Basically what I want to do is do a screen capture on some text. Crop it in
>an image editor, and then convert it to a .doc file, fix the errors and then
>print it.
>
>TIA,
>Tim
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