Editing a Scanned Document

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Editing a Scanned Document

I was emailed a scanned document and am having trouble trying to edit it in Preview. Do I need to download software to edit it, even if its not from a scanner attached to my computer? If I have to, are there any free applications or is Vuescan the only option? I doubt I would use it very often to justify buying it.

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IMac 10, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Dec 9, 2009 6:50 PM

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Kappy

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Dec 9, 2009 7:20 PM in response to Cannoli38

To truly edit text in a scanned document requires using OCR software. VueScan is probably the least expensive alternative. To OCR a PDF image file you can try PDF Pen Pro - both at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.

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