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The discussion centers around a user who previously scanned and edited text from books to post on a physics forum but had to stop due to health issues. They are now looking to return to posting and seek assistance with sharing text and images from academic sources. The user mentions having used IrfanView extensively in the past but has forgotten how to utilize it. Other participants provide a link to the IrfanView website and suggest looking for tutorials on YouTube to refresh the user's memory on how to use the software effectively.
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Some time ago I used to scan text from books, edit the text, and then post the text ... often in the middle of my typed input text ...

Health worries forced me to cease posting ...

Happily i am now returning to posting on the physics forum ...

Can someone please help me regarding posting text and images from books and academic papers ...

(Just a note ... I used to make extensive use of IrfanView by I have forgotten how i used it ...)


Hope someone can help ...

Peter
 
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