Word 2003 - Problem with 'Frames' in RTF document

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Win XP Home, Word 2003. Scanned a document, retaing the formatting and saved in . rtf format. When trying to use Word to edit, all the text is in 'frames'. removing the 'frame' repositions the text, ie losess all the formatting

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So? Keep the frames!

Seriously, what is the question?
Also, do you mean frames the way Word means it (I.e. from the form toolbar)?
I ask this because you quoted the word frame in your post, as if those
"things" weren't really frames...

I sense you want to ask "How can I remove the frames but keep the text as it
is?"
If that is the case, then it is very difficult to answer! It is hard for
anyone (at least to me) to answer without knowing more about the layout of
your text on the page... frames can be tricky!
Here is an example of what I mean:
I bet you have text in fames that are side by side, of course, if you remove
the frame, the text does not sit side by side anymore, but run as normal
Word text does, trying to rebuild it the way it was when using frames is
possible, but very involved. So, the big question is: Is it worth the
effort, I mean removing the frames?

Tell us more about your layout and why you want to remove the frames, if
that is what you want to do! Don't be shy... type away! ;-)
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JHS said:
Win XP Home, Word 2003. Scanned a document, retaing the formatting and
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saved in . rtf format. When trying to use Word to edit, all the text is in
'frames'. removing the 'frame' repositions the text, ie losess all the
formatting
 
The problem with most OCR software is that it makes a complete dog's
breakfast of the formatting. Those OCR apps that format with frames like
this one, are almost impossible to work with. You would be better rescanning
to plain text and formatting manually. The only real solution is to get a
better OCR package. Finereader from version 5 on would be my choice.

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Yes the q is ...How can I remove the frames but keep the text as it... the document was'nt originally created with frames...it seems the action of the scanning to rtf has 'added' frames..the document is a resume - the data will have to be reentered if the frames can't be removed and the formatting retained..thanks for your help
 
Generally speaking, if you just Ctrl+A, Ctrl+Q, the frames will be removed
(since the underlying style does not include a frame).

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JHS said:
Yes the q is ...How can I remove the frames but keep the text as it... the
Click to expand...
document was'nt originally created with frames...it seems the action of the
scanning to rtf has 'added' frames..the document is a resume - the data will
have to be reentered if the frames can't be removed and the formatting
retained..thanks for your help
 
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