In other words, are you saying that instead of putting a paper into the scanner as usual, you press control O,locate the .jpg file on your hard drive, load it, and then press the key command to begin a scan? scan function operate on something that's se ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nermin Hasic" <voy44@xxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 8:28 AM Subject: Re: jpg files Hi Linda, to convert a .jpg file to text, you will need a so-called optical character recognition programme, such as OpenBook, FineReader, Omnipage or the like. Load it into the programme you have, and start the recognition process, as you would normally do when you place a page on your scanner. Just that this time it is an image already there, rather than a page you put on a scanner. Regards, Nermin ___________________________________________________________ Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - Jetzt mit 1GB Speicher kostenlos - Hier anmelden: http://mail.yahoo.de -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.7/112 - Release Date: 9/26/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.7/112 - Release Date: 9/26/2005 -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx