Scan Legal Form to Word then Type in Data

[mark7]

When I scan a legal document to Word, using an Epson 2450 ( in
Smart Panel I use scan to Application, but I have tried scan to file as well),
I am unable to type anything into the blank spaces. It only allows typing into
the areas where text already appears. I can insert a text box, but then a box
appears around the entry, and it messes up the underlining.

I've tried every option, and I wonder if I need to pursue this in the scanner
newsgroups or if there's a setting in Word that I'm overlooking. Thanks.

 

[Rachel Burnsed]

You can get rid of the border around the text box:

Select the text box (so the box is highlighted, and there is no cursor
inside the box).

Right-click on the gray selection area around the box and select
"Format Text Box."

Under Line, set the Color to "No Line".

 

[mark7]

Ok, thanks. I've also found that using an OCR I can scan a document
and then type in the entries, so it was a scanner problem, not a Word
problem.