How to convert a scanned file to Word

You often have to work with a scan file and need to edit it in Word. If there are only 1 or 2 pages then you can enter manually but if there are many scan files then it will take you a lot of time if you enter manually. So, please refer to the ways to convert scanned files to Word below.

The following article will share to you how to convert scanned files to Word using software and how to convert scanned files to Word using online websites.

Using software ABBYY FineReader

Step 1: Visit the website https://www.abbyy.com/en-apac/finereader/ to download and install on your computer.

The software is paid, so you can Downlad Trial to download to try.

Then enter the email to receive the download link, and download the ABBYY FineReader software and install the software on your computer.

Step 2: On the software interface ABBYY FineReader, select Convert to Microsoft Word.

A file selection window appears, select the file to scan to Word and click Open .

Step 3 : Next you can set some edits like language selection, image retention, header, footer and page number. Click Other options to set more options before converting the scan file to Word.

You can set up Image Processing, Language, OCR, Format Setting.

Click Convert to Word.

Window Save document as appears, select the location to save the file, name the file and select Save to save the docx file after transferring from the scan file.

If you want to transfer the scan file and fix errors that the software does not recognize immediately on the software's OCR Editor interface, then do the following:

1. On the main interface of the software, select Open in OCR Editor.

2. Select the scan file to convert and click Open .

3. On the OCR Editor interface of the software you will see the left side is the scan file, the right is the file you can edit. You will see the words marked in blue, which are words that the software did not recognize correctly to transfer. If you click on the word marked in green, the text in the scan file is also shown enlarged below, you can correct it.

4. After you have finished editing, select File -> Save as -> Microsoft Word Document.

5. The dialog box Save the document as you choose the location to save and name the folder, then select Save .

So you have successfully converted the scan file to Word.

In addition to using the software to convert scan files to Word, the software also has many other features you can learn and use.

Use the onlineocr.net online website

This method works best with English documents that support Vietnamese scan files, but in some cases there will be some errors that you need to correct. First you visit the website https://convertio.co/vn/ocr/ you will be able to use 10 free pages (10 times), want to use more than you need to register.

On the website interface, you perform 4 steps as required:

Step 1: Upload the file.

You can choose the file from your computer or from the dropbox, google drive or insert the link of the file by selecting the corresponding icons. Or you can drag and drop files onto this site.

If you upload from a computer, an Open dialog box will appear , select the scan file to convert to Word and select Open .

Step 2: Choose a language.

At this step you select all languages ​​used in your document.

Step 3: Choose the output format.

In this section you choose the output format is Microsoft Word Document (.docx), the website also supports a number of other formats such as Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Text Document .

Step 4: Enter the CAPTCHA.

To confirm that you are not a robot, you may have to enter the required Captcha code or check the box I am not a robot and select Change .

You wait for the file transfer process on the website.

When the conversion of the scan file to Word is successful, click Download to download the converted file to your computer.

Your results will be as follows:

Above are the ways to convert scanned files to Word that the article has shared with you. From now on you can easily convert scanned files to Word without having to enter text from the beginning. Hope this article will help you. Good luck!