hello. if you need free ocr solution, i believe that google ocr is the best option in this regard.
On 3/15/18, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote: > 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 > > -- By God, were I given all the seven heavens with all they contain in order that I may disobey God by depriving an ant from the husk of a grain of barley, I would not do it. imam ali --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
