all right I'll join in......
There are two ways to "scan" something.
First you can scan your item as just an image (it's what we do for pictures).
Second you can use some OCR software which will actually read and save printed
material to
a text file. This can be used with any editor/desktop pub. package you like.
-jimb
http://www.ptinet.net/~jimbar/index.html
George Richardson wrote:
> I was under the impression that all you needed was the Adobe software
> and the scanning software. The Adobe software (the commercial version,
> not the freeware) installs a WIN95 printer driver. You scan your image,
> and then print it to disk using the printer driver.
>
> I'm not sure how well this works for bitmapped images though, since PDF
> is not really a bitmapped format.
>
> Brad Kahler wrote:
> >
> > I realize this will be way off the topic of what this list is about
> > but with such a wide audience I'm hoping some one can point me in the
> > right direction.
> >
> > I'm planning on scanning my Haynes TR4/4A book and would like to do
> > it in PDF format. Unfortunately I can't find a program that seems to
> > do that. Does anyone out there know if its possible to scan an image
> > in and convert it to PDF format? If so where can I obtain the
> > required software?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > 1964 Spitfire4 BFC25720L (After 10 years will be on the road in
>March!!!)
> > 1966 TR4A CT72398L (Needs Restoration)
> > 1951 Dodge Truck 82217766 B-3-B-108 (Boxes & Boxes of parts right now)
>
> --
> George Richardson
> '57 TR3, TS15559L
> (getting ready to paint - and now on the web!)
> http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
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