ScanSoft PAPERPORT 5.0 Started Manual page 9

C
ONVERTING AN
A PaperPort item is an image. Even the text in a scanned document is
simply an image of text; you cannot edit the text as you would in a word
processing document. However, by working with optical character
recognition (OCR) software, you can covert a text image into editable
text. You can use the PaperPort software and its supplied OCR software
along with any supported text-based application, such as a word
processing or spreadsheet application installed on your Macintosh
computer, to process an item and open it in the selected application.
To convert an item using a word processing link icon:
1. Select the item on the PaperPort Desktop or open the item in the
2. Click a text link, such as a word processing link, on the Link Bar.
Now you can edit the
text by using your word
processor. After you
complete your changes,
make sure you save the
file.
I
MAGE TO
Page Viewer.
Select an item and then click a word processing icon,
or from the PaperPort Desktop, drag the item to the
link on the Link Bar.
A progress gauge appears as the item is processed. After processing is
completed, a new converted item opens in the word processing
application. The following figure shows a document opened in
ClarisWorks.
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EXT
Converting an Image to Text
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