Comments on: How to Import Typed Pages into Word

By: Kissenpirat (@kaeptnkrunch)

Kissenpirat (@kaeptnkrunch) — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:54:45 +0000

I use the App Docutain, its independent and the Quality is excelent. But at home I use the normal Printer Scanner. The Quality is way better than every App.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:15:19 +0000

In reply to Peter. Actually you can get printers with a tray scanner very cheap these days. We have one and it only cost about 60€.

By: Brian G. Fay (@brianfay)

Brian G. Fay (@brianfay) — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:37:34 +0000

In reply to Zac. The OCR in Google Docs really is very good and, using only my phone, I can upload multipage documents. The OCR I've used on documents handed out at conferences and the general scanning I've used with handwritten morning pages (no OCR on handwriting alas). I'm thinking of getting a typewriter and doing my morning pages using that. I would then do as Kimberley above suggested: write in the morning, edit in the evening. A lovely work schedule.

By: Zac

Zac — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 16:56:56 +0000

I found that the OCR capabilities of Google Docs works extremely well given that it’s free. I had a bit of trouble getting the same results from Office Lens.

By: Kimberley

Kimberley — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:52:05 +0000

For some reason OneNote works better for me than Lens Office. My daily routine is: Type during the day. Upload and edit in the evening due to early sleepers. OneNote and Lens Office doesn’t convert text all that well but for it being free, I can’t complain and if I do it daily, I only need to upload 3-6 pages. Very manageable and it saves me from retyping everything. I love my typewriter for its distraction free writing but technology certainly helps.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:10:30 +0000

I wrote a novel about 65,000 words long on my Remington Rand Model 1 and had to retype most of it because the ink ribbon was too far gone, so the words weren’t recognized by the computer. I always save mine as a PDF and then a text file. However, since I don’t have a printer with scanning capabilities right now, this Office Lens sounds like a good idea!

By: Joshua

Joshua — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 02:18:15 +0000

My scanner has O.C.R., and I use a Linux distro in my computer. So, it’s easier for me to scan a typewritten page and transforming it in a text for computer…xD

By: Steve K

Steve K — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 03:12:22 +0000

Or just buy a scanner with OCR. 🙂 http://writelephant.com/2015/07/19/device-gives-n…-to-typewriter/ ‎

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 17:32:46 +0000

I use a typewriter and to import pages into my computer I use an HP OfficeJet Pro I7580. It has a scan tray on top and after downloading the correct drivers from the HP website it converts my typed pages into PDF form perfectly. Also, when I scan in pages I have the options to adjust the contrast and all that jazz to make sure the pages come out perfectly clear.

I would suggest to anyone who wants to write on a typewriter, but back up their work to a computer or hard drive investing in a solid printer with the ability to scan large documents all at once. It may be costly up front, but in the long term it will pay off. You will be able to print copies of your work or email them to friends/family/publishers/etc with ease.

As for correcting mistakes, I wouldn’t be writing with a typewriter if I were worried about that. Plus, I will probably be rewriting it anyway so I just find and underline mistakes for future typing. However to solve this problem I am testing Adobe and my printer on their abilities to convert to Word documents. If this proves to work then misspellings and simple grammar mistakes I overlooked will no longer be an issue.

I will update you on this progress of this process as it goes.