Can i move scanned jpeg text to excel spreadsheets

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etpconscious - 17 Dec 2005 21:56 GMT

I scanned a price list into a JPEG format now i would like to move it to a
excel spreadsheet that i can edit and make changes. If not, how can i copy
this printed text price sheets from a booklet onto a excel speadsheet without
typing all the text.

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Ron Coderre - 17 Dec 2005 22:08 GMT

I think your scanner would need to have Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
software to extract the text from the image source. I'm not sure it can be
done directly from the JPEG.

Unless, of course, technology took a jump when I wasn't paying attention.

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> I scanned a price list into a JPEG format now i would like to move it to a
> excel spreadsheet that i can edit and make changes. If not, how can i copy
> this printed text price sheets from a booklet onto a excel speadsheet without
> typing all the text.

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etpconscious - 18 Dec 2005 00:23 GMT

If the scanner is not equipped with this software can i install the software
on my pc to accomplish the extraction

> I think your scanner would need to have Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
> software to extract the text from the image source. I'm not sure it can be
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> > this printed text price sheets from a booklet onto a excel speadsheet without
> > typing all the text.

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Gord Dibben - 18 Dec 2005 01:15 GMT

That would depend upon your scanner.

I believe most of them will support OCR.

I've only used a couple of scanners, but they both came with their own OCR
software.

Check with your manufacturer for support.

Also check the 'net for "Textbridge" which seems to be one of the most popular
OCR applications. About US$80.00

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

>If the scanner is not equipped with this software can i install the software
>on my pc to accomplish the extraction
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>> > this printed text price sheets from a booklet onto a excel speadsheet without
>> > typing all the text.

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David McRitchie - 19 Dec 2005 00:14 GMT

"Text Bridge" is frequently bundled with a scanner, look for
it on the installation CD for your scanner.

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