Run the scan through a decent OCR package. Omnipage works really well for this, a bit pricey, but works amazing.
Curtis McKay Network Administrator Belleville Township High School District 201 cmc...@bths201.org<mailto:cmc...@bths201.org> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Jared Lynn Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 5:09 PM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] edit pdf's On a similar topic, what would you use to edit the text that you have scanned in? Jared Lynn PORTA CUSD #202 Technology Coordinator E-mail: jl...@porta202.org<mailto:jl...@porta202.org> Phone: 217-501-4920 On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Steele, Thomas C <tste...@manteno5.org<mailto:tste...@manteno5.org>> wrote: ...and for those more complex documents, Photoshop (and I think GIMP) can render PDF files as a graphic. You would not be able to edit type (you could replace it with a new text box) but you can use the selection tools to move things around or add elements. -TS Thomas C. Steele Technology Director Manteno CUSD #5 From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org<mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org> [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org<mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org>] On Behalf Of Jim Flanagan Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 4:10 PM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Cc: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] edit pdf's http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/pdfimport Sun PDF Import Extension<http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/pdfimport> by Sun Microsystems, Inc.<http://www.sun.com/openoffice> 4.379745 Average: 4.4 (79votes) Error! Filename not specified.<http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/node/990> The PDF Import Extension allows you to import and modify PDF documents. Best results with 100% layout accuracy can be achieved with the "PDF/ODF hybrid file" format, which this extension also enables. A hybrid PDF/ODF file is a PDF file that contains an embedded ODF source file. Hybrid PDF/ODF files will be opened in OpenOffice.org<http://OpenOffice.org> as an ODF file without any layout changes. Users without this extension can open the PDF part of the hybrid file with their PDF viewer. The PDF Import Extension also allows you to import and modify PDF documents for non hybrid PDF/ODF files. PDF documents are imported in Draw to preserve the layout and to allow basic editing. This is the perfect solution for changing dates, numbers or small portions of text with a minimum loss of formatting information for simple formatted documents. Documents with more sophisticated layouts, such as those created with professional Desktop Publishing applications that use special fonts and complex vector graphics are not suitable for the PDF Import Extension. Similarly, longer documents (> 20 pages) may cause some performance and stability problems. Features: * Text attributes like font family, font size, weight (bold, not bold), style (italic, not italic) are imported together with their respective text * Retain font appearance, when a PDF file uses a font not installed on your system, the font is replaced with the best alternative font * Converts images and vector graphics * Each line in a paragraph is converted into one text object * Import of password-protected PDF files * Import shapes with default style * Support for colors and bitmaps * Backgrounds remain behind other elements Not supported: * Native PDF forms * Proper paragraphs * Processing layout of LaTeX PDF * Import of complex vector graphics elements * Conversion of tables * Import of EPS graphics * RTL (right-to-left) text/font support Please notice: Use this extension cautiously as editing PDF files is not a trivial task. Encouraged by the huge number of positive comments and the improved quality of this extension, we decided to remove the Beta tag from this release. Of course we will continue to work on this extension to reflect user needs and any changes to the PDF standard. To further improve this extension, please continue sending us feedback at d...@graphics.openoffice.org<mailto:d...@graphics.openoffice.org>. Compatible with: OpenOffice.org<http://OpenOffice.org> 3.0 | StarOffice 9 Platform Download Product details Date Size MacOS X Error! Filename not specified.<http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/download/3049> 1.0-MacOSX-PPC<http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/node/3049> 2009-Oct-12 N/A MacOS X Error! Filename not specified.<http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/download/3432> 1.0.1-MaxOSX Intel<http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/node/3432> 2009-Dec-18 2.09 MB Solaris Sparc Error! 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Please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message On Sep 20, 2010, at 3:41 PM, "Bob Morse" <bmo...@d168.org<mailto:bmo...@d168.org>> wrote: What does everyone use to edit pdf's? Bob Morse E-Rate Coordinator Technology Specialist Community Consolidated Schools District 168 708-758-1610 ext. 124 Skype: bmorse68 | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
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