Greetings Folks, thank you one and all for your input. I thought I would just
respond to one email since everything posts and save everyone some reading. So,
Elaine, Alan, Tony, et al., you are all appreciated. Best regards.
Craig.
> From: anthonyrudg...@att.net
> To: users@openoffice.apache.org
> CC: arudgerspub...@att.net
> Subject: Re: New User; Request For Assistance/Tech Info; etc. "Tony Badger"
> to the Rescue?
> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 21:19:57 -0400
>
> Greetings Craig,
>
> I've got a Canon Pixma MX870 multi-function printer w/ a Scanner. First you
> have to go to the Canon website & download everything you can (all
> "utilities") related to your particular printer. You'll eventually get
> something (a "shortcut"} on your "desktop" that says "Canon Solutions Menu."
> Click on it. Choose the option "scan Photos & Docs." Then click on "OCR."
> That means "optical character recognition," which lets your computer turn
> images of text into actual text. Then put your document onto your printer's
> copier glass-plate input stage, go to your computer, & click on the "scan"
> button on the Canon screen. The result will be an elementary text document
> somewhere on your computer. My text scanned documents usually wind up in my
> "Pictures Library" in a folder called "MP Navigator EX." But you may have
> to hunt down the saved scan copy down on your computer. So give it a name,
> when you save it, that's easy to search for. Once you've found your text
> document, open it & then Copy all the text therein onto your so-called
> Windows "clipboard."
>
> Now open your favorite word processor to create a document. Set up its
> initial formatting, & then Paste your copied text into the document you
> created. Now go to work on its text just like you do for any other
> document!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Anthony J. Rudgers (another non-"tecno-geek" "researcher/writer")
> Orlando, FL
> Posted October 31, 2015 (Happy Halloween!); 9:19 pm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig Craft
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:10 PM
> To: users@openoffice.apache.org
> Subject: FW: New User; Request For Assistance/Tech Info; etc.
>
>
>
> From: craftwa...@hotmail.com
> To: users@openoffice.apache.org
> Subject: New User; Request For Assistance/Tech Info; etc.
> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 20:30:25 -0400
>
>
>
>
> Greetings and Good Will to all.
>
> I know you are busy with involvement in the Apache/Open Office project. I am
> a 'tech flunky' learning to use word processing and pc technology, in
> general. I am a researcher/writer and I am looking for information as to how
> I may scan documents into editable files that I can merge into my text
> documents. If it is not too much trouble, can someone point me in the
> correct direction please. I am using a very basic all-in-one scanner (canon
> MG 2500 Series) and a very basic laptop running Windows 8.1, 64 bit, 2013
> edition. Any information is very much appreciated. Thank you for any time
> and info. you may be able to provide.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Craig craft.
>
>
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