Hi Audrey, Jim says to type OCR software into your browser search window for info on what you need to purchase for your scanner. Most new scanners come with the needed software. Also, see Mechele's (Skeleton Closet) message. And Dave's. Bev NiteOwl226@aol.com wrote: > << Saving it as a Word document saves it as if it were typed from scratch. > If you need some help -- I'd be more than willing to help. >> > > I recently received 3 scanned pages. I would like to put the data into my > Family Tree program but haven't had the time to retype it all in. Can you > tell me how to save it as text....I didn't even know you could do that and > I've been on computers since the 1970's. > > Audrey > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi