In a message dated 19/04/2008 17:15:02 GMT Standard Time, jivsmith@tiscali.co.uk writes: Whilst on the subject of scanners, please can anyone recommend a reliable and accurate scanner program that will produce documents that can be edited? I believe they have to be OCR. Joan Try _http://www.simpleocr.com/_ (http://www.simpleocr.com/) Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)

PaulGask@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 19/04/2008 17:15:02 GMT Standard Time, > jivsmith@tiscali.co.uk writes: > > Whilst on the subject of scanners, please can anyone recommend a reliable > and accurate scanner program that will produce documents that can be edited? I > believe they have to be OCR. > > > Joan > > Try _http://www.simpleocr.com/_ (http://www.simpleocr.com/) > > Best wishes. > > Paul Gaskell > Publicity Officer > Oxfordshire Family History Society > Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk) > > <snip> > Joan; Paul is correct about simpleocr. I've used it in the past and it works very well and I believe the cost is free. However, when my printer/scanner finally did break down, I purchased an 'HP psc 1210 all-in-one'. Other than the cost of replacement cartridges, I have been very happy with it. It comes with its own ocr that rivals simpleocr and is very easy to use. So, if you don't need a new printer/scanner then I would agree with Paul and get simpleocr. Otherwise consider an HP product. -- Enjoy the Search! Thayne