Re: Forms Creation from pre-printed docs



Dennis Marks wrote:

I'd like to know the answer too. I would like a typewriter program. You would scan any form, fill it out, and then print onto the original document.

"Lem" <lemp40@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23NrQPNliFHA.2484@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I looking for recommendations on what hardware and software to use to create editable forms. What I have in mind is to scan in a pre-printed form and create an editable pdf, that is, a pdf doc in which I can fill in the blanks.

What's a good scanner for this? As long as I'm buying a scanner, it would be nice if it was useful for other tasks, like scanning photos, but that would not be my primary use of it.

Do I need to get Acrobat, or should I get something like OmniPage Pro?



It seems as if ScanSoft PDF Creator Pro v.3 would do exactly what I want, but there are so many complaints about problems and lack of support (even though you have to pay for it) at the ScanSoft forums that I hesitate to pay $99 for this app.
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