Hi Roy,
MS Office does include a basic OCR capability as part of the optional installation item for MS Office Document Imaging/Scanning.
You can install that feature through Add/Remove Programs in the Windows control panel by selecting the Microsoft Office choice then
accessing the advanced features list through the 'Change' button.
As Stefan mentions, many scanners include a bundled OCR software product, often as good as or better than the one in MS Office
(which hasn't really been updated much since the Office 2002/XP version).
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP
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