Thanks team. Saving to .txt then back to .doc did the trick. Love our tech community! George On Mar 2, 2010, at 9:21 AM, Carey Baker wrote: > Hi George, > > I was just listening to one of my morning podcasts and they were > talking > about a desktop app that could work with OCR. Its called PDF PEN. I > have > not used it myself but thought you might want to check it out. Here > is the > link: http://www.smileonmymac.com/PDFpen/ > > Carey > > >> ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's >> area. >> ** If you did, we all thank you. >> >> >> Good Morning Hidden Techies, >> >> My question deals with my attempts to scan a text document and then >> convert the scan to editable text. I have created a .doc file but >> the >> text is stuck in blocks that make it impossible to move text from one >> block to another or to have the text build as one continuous flow. I >> wonder if there is some command I can use to "flatten" the text >> document in Microsoft word, something that eliminates these funny >> constraints. Here is what I have done. >> >> 1. Scan the page using my HP All in One printer, creating a PDF file >> directly from the scan. >> 2. Open the PDF in Acrobat Professional >> 3. Use OCR feature in Acrobat to convert print to editable text >> 4. Export as a .doc file. >> >> I work on a Mac using Snow Leopard as the operating system. >> >> Any ideas? My gratitude in advance, George >> >> >> George Forman, Ph.D. >> Emeritus Professor, UMass, Amherst >> President, Videatives, Inc. >> 19 The Hollow >> Amherst, Massachusetts >> 01002 >> Phone: 413 256 8846 >> Fax: 413 230 3130 >> www.videatives.com >> See What Children Know™ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech >> Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > Northampton MA > 413-265-7116 > www.midnightsondesigns.com