You can scan a document and convert the text into data that you
can edit with a word processing program, using a process called
OCR (Optical Character Recognition). To scan and use OCR, you
need to use an OCR program, such as ABBYY FineReader Sprint
Plus. OCR software cannot recognize handwritten characters, and
certain types of documents or text may be difficult for OCR
software to recognize, such as: - Items that have been copied
from other copies - Text with tightly spaced characters or line
pitch - Text that is in tables or underlined - Cursive or italic
fonts, and font sizes less than 8 points Follow these steps to
scan and convert text using ABBYY FineReader. - Place your
original document(s) on the scanner glass or in the Automatic
Document Feeder. - Do one of the following to start ABBYY
FineReader: Windows: Click Start or††> Programs or All Programs
> ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Sprint > ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Sprint. Mac
OS X: Open Applications > ABBYY FineReader 8 Sprint Plus folders
and select the Launch F