How to copy text from a picture?
I need to copy a paragraph from a book. How can I do that?
How to capture text on Windows or Mac
Step 1: Set up your capture settings
To capture text, open the Capture Window, select the Image tab, and set the selection to Grab Text.
You can also speed things up by using the Grab Text Preset.
Step 2: Capture your screen
Initiate your capture, then use the crosshairs to select the region of your screen with the text that you want.
Snagit analyzes the text from your selection and displays the formatted text.
If the font identified is not installed on your computer, Snagit will substitute it with a system font of similar style.
Select the text you want to copy or click Copy All… to copy all of the text to your clipboard.
Step 3: Paste your text
Finally, you can paste the text into a document, presentation, or any other destination.
Image to Text: How to extract text from an image with OCR
Step 1: Find your image
You can capture text from a scanned image, upload your image file from your computer, or take a screenshot on your desktop.
Step 2: Open Grab Text in Snagit
With the image open in Snagit’s Editor, go to the Edit menu and select Grab Text.
Or, simply right- or control-click on the image, and select Grab Text.
Step 3: Copy your text
Then copy the text and paste it into other programs and applications.
And that’s it. It doesn’t take much effort at all to extract text from pictures, PDFs, or scanned documents.
How to capture text on Windows or Mac
Step 1: Set up your capture settings
To capture text, open the Capture Window, select the Image tab, and set the selection to Grab Text.
You can also speed things up by using the Grab Text Preset.
Step 2: Capture your screen
Initiate your capture, then use the crosshairs to select the region of your screen with the text that you want.
Snagit analyzes the text from your selection and displays the formatted text.
If the font identified is not installed on your computer, Snagit will substitute it with a system font of similar style.
Select the text you want to copy or click Copy All… to copy all of the text to your clipboard.
Step 3: Paste your text
Finally, you can paste the text into a document, presentation, or any other destination.
Image to Text: How to extract text from an image with OCR
Step 1: Find your image
You can capture text from a scanned image, upload your image file from your computer, or take a screenshot on your desktop.
Step 2: Open Grab Text in Snagit
With the image open in Snagit’s Editor, go to the Edit menu and select Grab Text.
Or, simply right- or control-click on the image, and select Grab Text.
Step 3: Copy your text
Then copy the text and paste it into other programs and applications.
And that’s it. It doesn’t take much effort at all to extract text from pictures, PDFs, or scanned documents.
