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   MP>> as images or PDFs or some proprietary format -- that were not good for   
     >> text manipulation.   
     >>   
     >> There might be utilities that could be used to extract the text out of   
     >> those formats, though.   
      
   EV>My thinking was using software with the scanner to convert the writing   
     >(printing) on the page into text.   
      
   I've used programs like that in the past. Usually you are converting   
   PDF files but some of them can convert image files as well. It's a   
   long time since I did that but a quick look online suggests that   
   Adobe Acrobat can do PDF files and there are a number of online   
   services that claim they can do it. PDF2GO mentiones converting   
   pictures as well as PDF's. For programming though I'm not certain   
   these programs are 100% accurate and results probably have to be   
   checked for errors.   
      
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