How do I get a scanned page into an editable Pages document?

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How do I get a scanned page into an editable Pages document?

I would like to take a printed page, scan it, and get it into Pages for editing and transfer to my iPad. I can currently scan a page using the Image Capture on my MacBookPro, and get it into a readable PDF format. I can drop the PDF into a blank Pages document, but the 4 page PDF shows up as a 1 page image. Where do I go from here? Do I need to obtain some OCR software that will export to .doc or .rtf, and then import that into Pages? Thanks for your help.

Posted on Nov 28, 2012 3:39 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 28, 2012 7:37 PM in response to Sverre Aune

If the end goal is to get a [multi-page]PDF onto your iPad, why not start there with Scanner Pro by Readdle? Providing you have a recent iPad, Scanner Pro lets you use your iPad camera as a PDF scanner.

You might want to explore the Adobe PDF to Word online service built into Acrobat Reader XI for OS X. It is a annual fee based service. The output file(s) of this process can then be opened in Pages '09.

The Reader interface looks like this:

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Sverre Aune Author

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Dec 1, 2012 6:06 PM in response to VikingOSX

I can see how the Scanner Pro would be a useful addition to my App collection, and I may add it in the near future. It looks like it would be alot faster than scanning using Image Capture.

I checked out the Adobe web site and found the Mobile Adobe Reader App for free. It will let me annotate, highlight, comment, and otherwise mark-up my PDF documents, which may be sufficient for my needs for now.

Thanks for the lead. I'll be looking to see if there are any other suggestions forthcoming.

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