If it isn't too much text, you can convert it to a PDF, then copy the text with Foxit Reader. That should work good for 1 document, but if you're doing tons, it would probably get tedious.
You're looking for OCR software which has gotten better over the years. For that task Paperfile (http://www.paperfile.net/) should be up to the task, it's free software.
i want to do this to all my textbooks for school. then put them into office and search for keywords i need. this would effectively let me just search for the answers to my homework questions without actually learning much. it would be awesome.
i want to do this to all my textbooks for school. then put them into office and search for keywords i need. this would effectively let me just search for the answers to my homework questions without actually learning much. it would be awesome.
It is tedious to scan that many pages. Figure a minute for each page.
With a book, you also have to ensure that you get a good scan. As one gets nead the binding, the curves distort a scan