scanning to wordpad


  1. Posts : 2
    windows 7 home premium 32 bit
       #1

    scanning to wordpad


    Hello everyone,not sure if i`m in the right forum but everytime i scan a document into my computer and try to open it with wordpad all i get is a jumble of symbols, letters and i think there are some numbers in there as well,I let windows find the drivers for my printer so maybe i have something set wrong, anyhelp will be much appreciated.

    regards Ken.
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  2. Posts : 10,994
    Win 7 Pro 64-bit
       #2

    Hello kendor and welcome to the Form. You might be missing OCR software for your scanner.

    Scanner Software - Scanning Software - Paper Filing Software - OCR PDF - Electronic Filing Cabinet
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  3. Posts : 1,261
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit SP1
       #3

    kendor said:
    Hello everyone,not sure if i`m in the right forum but everytime i scan a document into my computer and try to open it with wordpad all i get is a jumble of symbols, letters and i think there are some numbers in there as well,I let windows find the drivers for my printer so maybe i have something set wrong, anyhelp will be much appreciated.

    regards Ken.
    Try opening the scanned file in Paint, and see what happens. If it opens ok, then you're scanning you documents as images, and you'll need OCR software in order to convert them to an editable format that would be recognized by Wordpad.

    Strange that your scanner does not include OCR software. Check your user manual.

    Otherwise, the suggestion made by marsmimar should be sufficient...
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  4. Posts : 2
    windows 7 home premium 32 bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    scanning to wordpad


    Thank you both will try your suggestions.
    regards Ken.
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  5. Posts : 5,440
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #5

    I think the scanner may be part of a Printer/Scanner/Fax machine. Often OCR is not included as part of the software pacage whereas it normally is with a dedicated scanner!
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