Software to Scan Equations for Word/PDF

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Software that can effectively scan and convert equations into Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF formats is a topic of interest. The user is seeking a solution for optical character recognition (OCR) that accurately recognizes mathematical equations from scanned documents. However, there is skepticism about the availability of such software, as many existing OCR programs struggle with complex equations, often resulting in misinterpretation of characters and formatting issues. The discussion emphasizes the need for precise OCR capabilities tailored for mathematical content to ensure accurate conversion.
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Hello, can anyone tell me what software can scan equation and convert it well into microsoft word and adobe pdf?

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You might want to specify your needs a little more precisely. What do you mean by "scan?" Are you just trying to put equations into MS Word documents?

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Well, i had scanned a few pages paper which contains equation but it came out with some weird character,symbol, numerator and denominator apart...So, i am finding a scanning program that can recognise well the equation and convert it to Word document. Any idea?
 
Ohhh you mean do some kind of optical character recognition (OCR)... I would very much doubt any such software exists.

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