printer scan problem

Question

I have a Dell 960 printer. When I try to scan a document using MS Word the scan goes through fine if I go to 'how will the scan be used' in the Dell all in One Center and highlight this:   To be printed (scan at 150 DPI)   But if I hightlight this so that I can edit document once it's scanned:   To edi text (OCR + 300 DPI)   the end result is reduced in size and barely readable. It is fragmented also. I am able to make corrections though   I receive a window that sez 'some images have suspicious resolution'  and offers me the following choices:                leave original                overwrite to 300DPI   the document I'm trying to scan is a text only page.   Any idea what I can do to scan a document into MS Word and have it come out normally, and be able to to make changes?

Mary G · Answer

Use the scanning software that comes with Windows XP instead of Word. It should work better. Look for Scanner & Camera Wizard in Programs and use that.

bercynsco · Answer

Mary G Thanks for the advice, it does come across better. When I  use browse to find microsoft word though to scan it to, I can't find it. Am I able to use the wizard to scan there?

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