[patrickrzr]

I have a physically handwritten document(like a peice of paper with something written on it) which was scanned and now it is an image file (tif) , i need to convert this into text. I really need help

The thing is i researched on google and many forums but most of the results are , download an OCR software , Use a tablet pc , use acrobat .

The thing is the OCR software is not able to convert this image file into text
I dont have a tablet PC
I used acrobat and that never helped.

I tried a few softwares which convert handwritten documents into text but it still did not work.

can someone help me out with this puzzle ?

The thing is i have a load of handwritten files which i have to type out into text using notepad or word. If i can just convert the file into text that would save me a lot of time and effort so

[Hefemeister]

You need to use OCR software with a scanner. Do not see any need for a tablet pc.

Here are some reviews of OCR software.
OCR - Reviews and Price Comparisons from PC Magazine

[LFCJohnSmith]

Why don't you just copy and paste the image into a word doc, it would save you having to arse around with downloading other software and it would probably be a lot quicker.


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EDIT: You can tell this is a Yank site as arse hasn't been censored, but if I type *** it will:laughing:

[Hefemeister]

Would be quicker but you would not have the ability to edit the document if needed.

[LFCJohnSmith]

Originally Posted by Hefemeister

Would be quicker but you would not have the ability to edit the document if needed.

Yep but the software that you are talking about isn't perfect either, and it would teach him/her a lesson for the future to type documents not hand write them.

[EricB]

computer aren't that smart yet. they can recognize typed words though. there too many chances of human error