On Thu, 15 Mar 2018 19:11:16 +1030 David Robley <robley.dav...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 03/15/2018 06:54 PM, imcd wrote: > > hello open office > > > > I have been a long time user of Open Office word processor. > > I am wondering if it will allow me to scan my own handwritten > > document (to save typing it all out and then to edit it? I have tried > > just now and it seems I can't; can you confirm that for me please? > > Oor do you know of any free safe software that could do the job - > > thank you > > regards Ian > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > You need a software that is able to do Optical Character Recognition on > handwriting; try a search for "ocr software for handwriting". > The name "myscript" comes to mind as a program that read some handwritings. I should say, however, that I haven't used that in about 15 years and it failed with my/my father's hand-writings, which were and are illegible. If one had a nice disciplined hand I have no doubt that such a program could be reasonably successful. Another possibility, probably with a greater success rate, is voice transcription. With such specialised programs, of either category, it is best to use the as stand alone programs and transfer their output files into the word processor of choice afterwards, which is a simple matter of /Insert /File. Rory > > Cheers > -- > David Robley > > Ideas are not responsible for their followers! > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
