How do I edit a scanned file converted to a word document?

How do you take a scanned document to a word document & then edit it?

Many scanners have the ability to save as PDF.  If you scan your document to a PDF file, you can then use the ExportPDF service to convert that file to a Word document.  The ExportPDF service will perform optical character recognition (OCR) on your document to try to identify the text as actual text instead of an image.  You should then be able to edit the file.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
-David

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