I know that one thing that the people scanning said they'd have to do was
proof it, but I've gotten something that I think was a BMP file at once, and
is now in my computer, and is readable, but I could be wrong.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: jfw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: jfw and .bmp files
>
>you can only access the text in an .bmp file by performing O C R.
>If you paste, import the the .bmp file into word it will still be a
>picture/image and you will still not be able to read it
>Someone suggested you should attempt to get the source file from your
>teacher.
>This is also a good idea but my experience with this has not been a good
>one.
>You might try getting the people who are doing the scanning to do the O C R
>and proofing.
>
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>
>From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 12:15:24 -0500
>Subject: Re: jfw and .bmp files
>
>You can also convert those BMPS to Word can't you?
>- -----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: jfw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 11:16 AM
>Subject: Re: jfw and .bmp files
>
>>
>>A bmp file is an image [bit map] file. because it is an image jfw can not
>>read them. in order to access the text you can perform OCR on them but my
>>suggestion is to contact the people who are doing the
>> scanning and ask them to do the OCR and proof them for you.
>>
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>>
>>From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 20:10:57 -0500
>>Subject: help needed
>>
>>Hello to all on the list. I am in the process of making some changes to
>the
>>way that I get assignments here at Ferris State University. Instead of
>>getting them on tape, I'm exploring the possibility of all handouts and
>>forms being sent directly to me via E-mail as attachments. In some cases
>>this has worked successfully, but there is one instructor who is sending
>>materials to supportive services to be scanned and eventually sent to me
>via
>>E-mail as attachments.
>> I just have a question regarding files with a BMP extention. Will BMP
>>files work with MS Word? I've got MS Word-97, but I'm not sure about BMP
>>files. What is that extention? Any help would be appreciated, and thanks
>>in advance.
>>
>>
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