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PaperPort® can quickly convert the text on a PaperPort® item (which is really just a picture of the text) into text that you can edit with a word processing application. PaperPort® uses the optical character recognition application ScanSoft™ TextBridge, which comes with PaperPort ® —
Dragging an item onto a
Importing Items from Other Applications
In addition to scanning items, you can bring items into PaperPort® in a variety of ways and convert them to PaperPort® (MAX) files in several different ways:
•Print to the Desktop View from another application, such as Microsoft Excel.
•Import files saved in other file formats, such as Windows® Bitmap (BMP) or Tag Image File Format (TIFF).
Exporting Items in Other Formats
You can export or save PaperPort® items in several popular file formats. You can export formats BMP, PCX, DCX, JPG, TIF, PDF, PNG, FPX, HFX, or
Exporting an Image File
1Select the Export command from the File
2Select the drive and directory where you want to store the file.
3Enter the new file name and choose the file type or select a name from the File Name text box. (You can scroll through the Directories and File Name listing for prompting.)
4Select the OK button to save your file, or Cancel to return to the PaperPort® without saving it.