Scan a form in entirety and then edit in word

[Kerry Angus]

I have tried scanning a form that i use regularly and placed it in a word document. I can not edit this scanned image in any way. I am using Office XP. If I use Office document imaging it scans the document but it sends text only to my word document and all formatting is lost. Can I scan a (pre-printed) form in entirety allowing staff to complete/fill in details on screen and then print out onto the official pre-printed form????

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Kerry,

No not exactly.

As you found, you can either use the image or you can extract the
text.

You could scan the form as an image rather than OCR, place it in the
Header/Footer layer, and then use one of the methods outlined in the
following article to create the areas that need to be filled in:
http://mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm

I suggest you use Word Form Fields and protect the document. This was
you can supply default text and use Tab and Shift + Tab to navigate
the form fields.
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I have tried scanning a form that i use regularly and placed it in a

word document. I can not edit this scanned image in any way. I am
using Office XP. If I use Office document imaging it scans the
document but it sends text only to my word document and all formatting
is lost. Can I scan a (pre-printed) form in entirety allowing staff
to complete/fill in details on screen and then print out onto the
official pre-printed form????