Scanning documents to word

Hi ... I am new to Mac and have been trying to scan a document to Microsoft 2008 word, that came with my Mac. I am not having much luck. The scanner allows me to scan as a PDF, but I van'y edit the text. I would like to scan to word and be able to edit the text. Do I need OCR software to do this, and if I do what is available for the Mac? Thank you.

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Yes, OCR software would be needed for this. Some scanners have the software either on their prebundled CD, or manufacturer website. Just make sure it is Snow Leopard compatible:
http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
Omnipage SE 10.1 by
http://www.nuance.com/imaging/products/omnipage.asp (can't read their page right now)
ReadIris has unkown 10.6 compatibility, but has been popular in the past:
http://www.irislink.com/c2-1685-189/Readiris-12-for-Mac.aspx
At least it says it is Intel Mac compatible. Contact Irislink first.

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