Does anyone know of software that can be used to manipulate scanned documents?
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OmniPage 10.0 is the answer to your question.  You will be able to load that software and scan your item.  Omnipage will convert it to a .txt file or a .doc (word file) and then you can change it up.  It is also called an OCR.  You can also do a search on OCR programs.
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My guess is you start by scanning in an image and  use Microsoft Paint or some other image editor to change the image to what you want.
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all type of scanner can scans documents into PDF it's about the software you use, a good scanner is GENX it is good and cheap
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Most scanners do have a function to recognize text in your papers. try scanning and saving your file as rtf text, if possible. Where to change the preferences, depends on your scanner type. just look for the keyword OCR in help files.\nIf you have a picture and you want this done, check for OCR software on the net, though most of them are very expensive, like FineReader.\nAnother option is Microsoft Document Imaging, which install with MS-Office package. This tool recognizes the typed text in .tiff files though.
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Picasa2 tops my list.  It has a lot of features that can manipulate your photos but doesn't permanently change it.  They use metadata  layers to "change" your photo but you can always undo to the original.  Also it has a very cool labeling system.  Microsoft Max is another free photo program but I don't really like it much.  You can also try GIMP for image manipulation; it's like Adobe Photoshop except it's free.  Hope this helps.
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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6 or 7 or newest is ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS. Scan portions of the map then "sew" them together with MOVE tool
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you can get a scanner (dont think there expensive)
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If you're using a Windows machine, as long as your scanner is TWAIN compliant (didn't see it on the Microtek site, but most are), any OCR software should be compatible with it.  If it is not TWAIN complaint, you will need to scan the document to an image file, then OCR the image file.\n\nI've always had good luck with OmniPage, which produces versions both for Windows and Mac.
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Acrobat uses an OCR to allow text selection which will work well if the scan is of good quality.  You just need to download the free reader at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
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yes, using OCR - optical caracter recognition. But it will be very very slow and you will need a mouse.
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You can not.\nIf the scanner doesn't support negative films (If that what you mean), Don't waste your time\n\nBUT\n\nIf you want to convert the colors of scanned image to negative, it is easy to do in any image program
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one other good application is Solid Converter PDF.\n\nAnd editing PDF files is easy but you need Acrobat Pro or Acrobat 3D - Acrobat Reader is simply that, for viewing not editing
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Try IrfanView, its the best viewer ever! Everything in one package, resizing, batch rename and conversion, color correction, convert to grayscale, crop, rotate, and everything you cuold ask for, and then some. Available free!
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No program can turn a computer into a scanner. A scanner requires hardware. You DO have to have something that actually "SCANS" don't you?
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Manual input? Use an OCR program with a scanner, and just scan the text in. The OCR program will convert the scanned document into text that you can manipulate. You will have to go back through, though, and clean up all of the "trash" that it misreads into text.\n\nThe easiest method (for those that can type fast) is just to type it in.
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Very small and excellent tool\nirfanview .. it's free\n\nhttp://www.irfanview.com
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I am using an Epson 4180 Photo scanner.  Works well for the job.