Scanned document to edit

I just purchased this product to be able to edit a scanned document. I assumed that editing means I can cut and paste portions of the document to a microsoft word document that I am working on. in this case the scanned document is a fax from an internet based fax provider. Please explain to me how I would do this.

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    I don't use Acrobat but I suggest you ask in the Acrobat forum !

  • How do i edit a scanned document in word

    how do i edit a scanned document in word

    That's impossible. Scanned images are pixel data, not editbale text. You'd have to run it through some OCR process first like in Acrobat, but even then it may just end up being a collection of isolated text objects, not easily editable paragraph text....
    Mylenium

  • How do I edit a scanned document using Adobe services?

    how do I edit a scanned document using Adobe services?

    To edit a document you will need Acrobat Pro.

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    chef gilly wrote:
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    Bill@VT wrote:
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  • Need Help - Acrobat 9.4 won't open scanned documents

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