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I have about 30 images that are basically screen shots of tables with text in them. I know I could simply just re-type the text into text edit or something similar, but does anyone know of a program that can extract text from an images and place it into a text editor for you?
An example of an image i'm talking about is below...
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- Simon

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Cheers Bob, it was a good try but the website gave me goble-de-gook, here's what it gave me:


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Balance payable6weeks befomcoommenoernentdaue.


Cheers though, looks like i'm just gonna have to suck it up and type them all ;)

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Worth a try - I'd never used it myself.

Next best bet is going to be trying to print it out and scan it (if you have a scanner) and your favorite OCR software that actually gives you editable text. It'd probably be just as fast to re-type that page though unless you're going to have a bunch of this type stuff ongoing.
 
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I used to have a scanner back in the day (not any more) that could do it, with OS X 10.2 which gave me the idea, i'm more just being lazy than anything and putting off a dull task! :D
Got a few to do, around 20-30 of them, going out to see Dylan Moran first, (great irish comedian) also starred in "Run Fat Boy Run" film. Seen him live before he really is funny. So i'll get typing after that ;)

Cheers Bob

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P.S YouTube - ‪Dylan Moran - Women have no feelings‬‏
 
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If you have Acrobat.. you can load the image in that, then use the recognize text tool. Then save as text. You'll get output as such.


2011Tariff
Changeover day is usually Friday, but other arrival and departure dates can be arranged.
Over Boothlow is available for 7, 3 and 2 nightstays.
Week comm. (fr iday) lstJan-IIth feb 18th.zsth feb 28th feb-19th March
25th March· 8th April 15th -29th Aeru
6th -20th May 27th May
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10th June-15th J uly 22nd J uly-26th Au st 2nd September-14th
October
21st -28th October

4th Noventber
IIth November-16th

Decentber
23rd -30th December
Over Boothlow can sleep 6 or 10 ~pie.
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7 nights £650 £800 £650 £800 £950 £800 £950 £1000 £1000 3 nights £500 £600 £500 £600 £700 £600 £700 £700 £800
£800 £700
£950 £800 £700 £600
£650 £500
£1200 N/A

2 nights
£400
£500
£400
£500
£600
£500
£600
£600
£700
£600
£600
£500
£400
N/A
Dogs are weloome at a charge of£10 per week.
A deposit of20% is required to secure all bookings.
Balance payable 6 weeks before commencement date.
 
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Cheers Mike, very helpful indeed! :D

- Simon
 

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