How do I scan a document so I can edit the text in a word processing program?

• See below.

  Scanning Using OCR - Windows

  You can use the ABBYY FineReader OCR program to convert scanned documents to editable text.
  1. Place your original on your product for scanning.
  2. Do one of the following to open ABBYY FineReader:
     • Windows 8.x: Navigate to the Apps screen and select ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Sprint.
     • Windows (other versions): Click or Start > All Programs or Programs > ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Sprint > ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Sprint.
     You see a window like this:
     
  3. Select the language used in the document you are going to scan as the Document Language setting.
  4. Click the icon that corresponds with the program or format you want to scan to.
  5. If you see the Select Scanner window, select your product and click OK.

     Note: Do not select a WIA option for your product; it will not work correctly.

     You see the scan settings window.
  6. Select your scan settings.
  7. Click Preview and adjust the area you want to scan, if necessary.
  8. Click Scan.

     Note: To scan a multi-page document, select settings in the Multi-Page Scanning section and click Scan for each page.

  9. When you are finished scanning, click Close. Your document is scanned and processed into editable text, then you see the Save As window.
  10. Select a name and a file format for your document and click Save. The file is saved and then opened in an application associated with the file type you selected, if available on your system.

  Scanning Using OCR - OS X

  You can use the ABBYY FineReader OCR program to convert scanned documents to editable text.
  1. Place your original on your product for scanning.
  2. Open the Applications folder and click the ABBYY FineReader Sprint icon. You see a window like this:
     
  3. Open the Get Images From pop-up menu and select your product.
  4. Select the language used in the document you are going to scan as the Document Language setting.
  5. Select the type of document you are going to scan. Epson Scan starts in the last scan mode you used.
  6. Select your scan settings and click Scan. Your document is scanned and you see the Epson Scan window while your document is converted to editable text.
  7. Click Close to close the Epson Scan window and Preview window, if necessary. You see the Save Converted File As window:
     
  8. Click the Save button. The file is saved and then opened in an application associated with the file type you selected, if available on your system.