Is there an OCR to convert handwritten pages

[pd123]

I am looking for a solution to scan and convert handwritten pages to editable text in Word. Thank you

[Nija]

Microsoft Document Imaging (if available to you) will ocr then just copy and paste. You will lose your formatting.

Abbyy Finereader is decent and more customizable (and has a free download, but I don't know the limitations. We bought a site license at work)

I think the larger problem is hand written documents don't like OCR so you get sub-optimal results which makes more work for you in the end.

[Airencracken]

It would most likely just be faster to read and type. :/

[InfiniteNothing]

It would most likely just be faster to read and type. :/
:stupid:

You'll spend more time fixing mistakes.

But, I think tablets often have software that converts hand writing to text.

EDIT:
I looked up that software and it's Microsoft OneNote

Also of interest is this annual competition:

http://www.computer.org/portal/web/csdl/doi/10.1109/ICDAR.2009.184

It looks like they're up to telling 10 characters from each other.

[InfiniteNothing]

Microsoft Document Imaging (if available to you) will ocr then just copy and paste. You will lose your formatting.

I can't think of any situation where'd I'd want to retain my human scribble font.

[Airencracken]

I can't think of any situation where'd I'd want to retain my human scribble font.

Handwriting is slower than typing anyway. Especially for you Senor Dvorak.

[pd123]

I can't think of any situation where'd I'd want to retain my human scribble font.My friend is a teacher and hand wrote 30 pages of questions that need to be typed, just looking for a shortcut. Luckily all are written in print very neatly.

[Nija]

I can't think of any situation where'd I'd want to retain my human scribble font.
We do a lot of it at work.

[ArkiStan]

OCR is generally not 100% perfect even for scans of printed text, usually requiring a significant amount of revising after the text is scanned. Unless your teacher has handwriting that is somehow more consistent and precise than print, it might be slower than actually typing it up from scratch like InfiniteNothing suggested.

If you're discourage by the sheer quantity, your slow typing or any other reason, another option is to use voice recognition. If you have an iPhone or can borrow one from a friend for 20 minutes or so, there is a free app from the guys that created Dragon Dictation.
http://www.tuaw.com/2009/12/08/dragon-dictation-comes-to-the-iphone-wow/

Just read the teachers handwriting into your phone and it'll be converted into text. Apparently it's surprisingly accurate.