# How to edit Scanned..

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-edit-scanned/70483>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [July 13, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-edit-scanned/70483 "2009-07-13T14:10:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![AngryHero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/angryhero/32/7495_2.png) [@AngryHero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AngryHero)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-edit-scanned/70483/1 "2009-07-13T14:10:33Z")

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Im looking to edit something im scanning.I want to add text to it so it looks like all the other text.

Id be willing to pay but free is better.What do you guys use to edit scanned documents?

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**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-edit-scanned/70483/2 "2009-07-13T14:14:34Z")

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I would just open it up as an image and add the text I wanted in a similar font in Photoshop

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**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-edit-scanned/70483/3 "2009-07-13T14:15:36Z")

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OCR is your friend.

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**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-edit-scanned/70483/4 "2009-07-13T14:38:44Z")

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see if your scanner has a program that came with it that will convert the scan to a word document. i know mine came with one.

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**Author:** ![AngryHero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/angryhero/32/7495_2.png) [@AngryHero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AngryHero)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-edit-scanned/70483/5 "2009-07-13T15:50:04Z")

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Anyone have a scanner i can buy for cheap with some editing software?

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-edit-scanned/70483/6 "2009-07-13T16:01:12Z")

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if youre not adding too much the closest matching way is to copy and paste the individual letters out of the text already in there