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80 CHAPTER 8: CONVERTING ITEMS TO TEXT WITH OCRAfter being processed with the OCR application, the pictures of the textare now “real” text that a word-processing application recognizes. Youcan select text, as shown here, to edit it. This example shows how theconverted text would appear in Microsoft Word.CONVERTING AN ITEM TO TEXTTo convert an item to text, you first place the item into PaperPort, suchas by scanning a document to PaperPort. Then you use a wordprocessinglink and the built-in OCR application to convert the item totext. You can convert an item to text from either Desktop View or PageView.To convert an item from Desktop View:1. Select the item to convert. It can be a single page or a stack.2. Drag the item onto a word-processing link, such as MicrosoftWord, on the Link Bar.You can also click the link icon.