How to scan to PDF

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May 19, 2004
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I sometimes scan text out of books (varying sizes) to email people. I would rather send a PDF than a large JPEG with all the text. How can I maintain the clarity of the scan in PDF form without using OCR?

Or, alternatively, what’s the best way to send scans of text via email without converting to text?

Thanks in advance.

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HK
HONG KONGer
May 19, 2004
Addition, sorry:

If I scan a small page-size book and email, I guess it would suffice to send irregularly sized PDF files, but what if I wanted someone to be able to print the PDF. How can I maintain the original clarity while constraining to the boundaries of standard 8.5×11 paper?

" ~~AAJakeleg" wrote in message
| I sometimes scan text out of books (varying sizes) to email people. I would
| rather send a PDF than a large JPEG with all the text. How can I maintain | the clarity of the scan in PDF form without using OCR? |
| Or, alternatively, what’s the best way to send scans of text via email | without converting to text?
|
| Thanks in advance.
|
|
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xDsrtRat
May 19, 2004
" ~~AAJakeleg" wrote in message
Addition, sorry:

If I scan a small page-size book and email, I guess it would suffice to
send
irregularly sized PDF files, but what if I wanted someone to be able to print the PDF. How can I maintain the original clarity while constraining to the boundaries of standard 8.5×11 paper?

" ~~AAJakeleg" wrote in message
| I sometimes scan text out of books (varying sizes) to email people. I would
| rather send a PDF than a large JPEG with all the text. How can I
maintain
| the clarity of the scan in PDF form without using OCR? |
| Or, alternatively, what’s the best way to send scans of text via email | without converting to text?
|
| Thanks in advance.
|
|
Your scanning and conversion is done in one step through Acrobat, either Standard or Pro. Understand that I am *not* talking about the free Reader. I use this frequently for the same purpose you mentioned plus as a PDF, I can make the document interactive.

With your Acrobat program open, click on Create PDF > From Scanner. There are some limitations on resolution, but for text, you can easily live with the 600 dpi max allowed.
A7
aka 717
May 19, 2004
" ~~AAJakeleg" wrote in message
I sometimes scan text out of books (varying sizes) to email people. I
would
rather send a PDF than a large JPEG with all the text. How can I maintain the clarity of the scan in PDF form without using OCR?

Or, alternatively, what’s the best way to send scans of text via email without converting to text?

Thanks in advance.

Not sure, bud I’d think about scanning to
multipage tif. Paperport will do that for you
and comes with a lot of scanners. Group 4
can be opened and printed with standard
windows viewer.

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