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Could not find an active group for MS Word
Dues to the shut-in, I can finally get to the project of OCRing 4000+ pages of typewritten work using the version of ABBYY Fine Reader that came bundled with my Epson scanner. It works quite well and I only have one annoyance. When scanning to "Word" there are often page breaks and formatting discrepancies. Although "Word" has a "clear formatting" button, it does not remove everything and I have to correct the document one item at a time. I find that it's much easier to simply cut and paste the entire contents into Notepad, then back into "Word" again. Surely there must be some EASY way to get "Word" to convert the document to nothing but pure text. Thanks |
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On Mon, 18 May 2020 07:25:56 -0500, philo wrote:
Could not find an active group for MS Word Dues to the shut-in, I can finally get to the project of OCRing 4000+ pages of typewritten work using the version of ABBYY Fine Reader that came bundled with my Epson scanner. It works quite well and I only have one annoyance. When scanning to "Word" there are often page breaks and formatting discrepancies. Although "Word" has a "clear formatting" button, it does not remove everything and I have to correct the document one item at a time. I find that it's much easier to simply cut and paste the entire contents into Notepad, then back into "Word" again. Surely there must be some EASY way to get "Word" to convert the document to nothing but pure text. Thanks Not exactly what you want, but better than cut and paste == Do a "Save as" and select "Plain Text" as the output instead of the default docx. Then load the txt file back in and re-save it as a docx file. |
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On 18 May 2020, philo wrote
(in article ): Could not find an active group for MS Word Dues to the shut-in, I can finally get to the project of OCRing 4000+ pages of typewritten work using the version of ABBYY Fine Reader that came bundled with my Epson scanner. It works quite well and I only have one annoyance. When scanning to "Word" there are often page breaks and formatting discrepancies. Although "Word" has a "clear formatting" button, it does not remove everything and I have to correct the document one item at a time. I find that it's much easier to simply cut and paste the entire contents into Notepad, then back into "Word" again. Surely there must be some EASY way to get "Word" to convert the document to nothing but pure text. Thanks the simplest way to convert a Word DOC or DOCX to TXT is do a save as and select text. the simplest way to get rid of unwanted formatting is to hit control-A to select the entire document, then apply a nice simple style like ‘Normal’ or ‘No Space’. Getting rid of excess paragraph marks and page breaks and such requires using Word advance search and replace (control-H); you can search for paragraph marks, various breaks including page and column, and a lot more and then hit one button to kill them. Word advanced search and replace is one of the most powerful features in Word, I use it a lot to clean documents up. Warning: used improperly it can screw up your document beyond belief and beyond easy repair, so use it on a copy of the file until you get used to wielding Absolute Power(tm). About the only thing that advanced search and replace doesn’t fix easily is tables, they’re special cases and can be a pain, |
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On 5/18/2020 7:38 AM, Pat wrote:
On Mon, 18 May 2020 07:25:56 -0500, philo wrote: Could not find an active group for MS Word Dues to the shut-in, I can finally get to the project of OCRing 4000+ pages of typewritten work using the version of ABBYY Fine Reader that came bundled with my Epson scanner. It works quite well and I only have one annoyance. When scanning to "Word" there are often page breaks and formatting discrepancies. Although "Word" has a "clear formatting" button, it does not remove everything and I have to correct the document one item at a time. I find that it's much easier to simply cut and paste the entire contents into Notepad, then back into "Word" again. Surely there must be some EASY way to get "Word" to convert the document to nothing but pure text. Thanks Not exactly what you want, but better than cut and paste == Do a "Save as" and select "Plain Text" as the output instead of the default docx. Then load the txt file back in and re-save it as a docx file. Hey , that works. Thank you! Here is a poem fragment from 1986 For like dice we surely be, Each an individual, Each a friend. Companions in a darkened cup sitting atop a bar. Each die scattered upon the counter, Each number has changed. |
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On 5/18/2020 7:59 AM, Wolffan wrote:
On 18 May 2020, philo wrote (in article ): Could not find an active group for MS Word Dues to the shut-in, I can finally get to the project of OCRing 4000+ pages of typewritten work using the version of ABBYY Fine Reader that came bundled with my Epson scanner. It works quite well and I only have one annoyance. When scanning to "Word" there are often page breaks and formatting discrepancies. Although "Word" has a "clear formatting" button, it does not remove everything and I have to correct the document one item at a time. I find that it's much easier to simply cut and paste the entire contents into Notepad, then back into "Word" again. Surely there must be some EASY way to get "Word" to convert the document to nothing but pure text. Thanks the simplest way to convert a Word DOC or DOCX to TXT is do a save as and select text. the simplest way to get rid of unwanted formatting is to hit control-A to select the entire document, then apply a nice simple style like ‘Normal’ or ‘No Space’. Getting rid of excess paragraph marks and page breaks and such requires using Word advance search and replace (control-H); you can search for paragraph marks, various breaks including page and column, and a lot more and then hit one button to kill them. Word advanced search and replace is one of the most powerful features in Word, I use it a lot to clean documents up. Warning: used improperly it can screw up your document beyond belief and beyond easy repair, so use it on a copy of the file until you get used to wielding Absolute Power(tm). About the only thing that advanced search and replace doesn’t fix easily is tables, they’re special cases and can be a pain, Thank you. Since I am not doing any more than four pages at a time, I will not have to perform an exhaustive search. I think my biggest problem was that I neglected to hit control-A before I took the option to remove formatting. What i did just now: To my right and slightly to my rear are the unmatched pair of socks I shall wear this evening. They are both white, only the colored stripes on top and the lengths are different. I am otherwise dressed; the shower oddly enough washed away the dampness of my spirit. I am now clean. My dejectedness has been washed down the drain with the dirt. The notes to the poem I was thinking about last night still lie beside my bed. They are unnecessary yet I know not whether to tell a story or a poem. I have been seeing old friends as of late, now visible again as having been submerged in either marriage or divorce. O |
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philo says... Surely there must be some EASY way to get "Word" to convert the document to nothing but pure text. Try Puretext. http://stevemiller.net/PureText/ https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9PKJV6319QTL -- Ken |
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On 5/18/2020 11:17 AM, Unsteadyken wrote:
In article , philo says... Surely there must be some EASY way to get "Word" to convert the document to nothing but pure text. Try Puretext. http://stevemiller.net/PureText/ https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9PKJV6319QTL NICE!! Thank you! Looks like about the easiest way to do it. Glad I asked and I appreciate all the help! |
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