I scanned a price list into a JPEG format now i would like to move it to a
excel spreadsheet that i can edit and make changes. If not, how can i copy
this printed text price sheets from a booklet onto a excel speadsheet without
typing all the text.

I think your scanner would need to have Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
software to extract the text from the image source. I'm not sure it can be
done directly from the JPEG.

Unless, of course, technology took a jump when I wasn't paying attention.

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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP-Pro


"etpconscious" wrote:

I scanned a price list into a JPEG format now i would like to move it to a
excel spreadsheet that i can edit and make changes. If not, how can i copy
this printed text price sheets from a booklet onto a excel speadsheet without
typing all the text.

If the scanner is not equipped with this software can i install the software
on my pc to accomplish the extraction


"Ron Coderre" wrote:

I think your scanner would need to have Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
software to extract the text from the image source. I'm not sure it can be
done directly from the JPEG.

Unless, of course, technology took a jump when I wasn't paying attention.

***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP-Pro


"etpconscious" wrote:

I scanned a price list into a JPEG format now i would like to move it to a
excel spreadsheet that i can edit and make changes. If not, how can i copy
this printed text price sheets from a booklet onto a excel speadsheet without
typing all the text.

That would depend upon your scanner.

I believe most of them will support OCR.

I've only used a couple of scanners, but they both came with their own OCR
software.

Check with your manufacturer for support.

Also check the 'net for "Textbridge" which seems to be one of the most popular
OCR applications. About US$80.00


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 16:23:01 -0800, etpconscious
wrote:

If the scanner is not equipped with this software can i install the software
on my pc to accomplish the extraction


"Ron Coderre" wrote:

I think your scanner would need to have Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
software to extract the text from the image source. I'm not sure it can be
done directly from the JPEG.

Unless, of course, technology took a jump when I wasn't paying attention.

***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP-Pro


"etpconscious" wrote:

I scanned a price list into a JPEG format now i would like to move it to a
excel spreadsheet that i can edit and make changes. If not, how can i copy
this printed text price sheets from a booklet onto a excel speadsheet without
typing all the text.

"Text Bridge" is frequently bundled with a scanner, look for
it on the installation CD for your scanner.