If you can scan to PDF, there is a free program called PDF Undo which will turn it into a word document where you can grab any part of it you like - images or text. Bea ----- Original Message ---- > From: Beth Bowling <bodad@lavabit.com> > To: computers@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 12:38:56 PM > Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Scanning/copy and paste > > > > I have Windows XP Home, and HP psc2210 all-in-one. When I scan a document > to "Word" and save it in "My Documents" I then cannot copy and paste from > that scanned/filed document. The file is NOT marked "read only". > > Does anyone know how to be able to edit/copy and paste from that filled > document? > > I would really appreciate any help. I have asked HP but haven't heard from > the yet...and I really need to do a little work on a few documents. > > Thanks for any help. > Beth B > > > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com.