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Edit a scanned research paper where text touches a line

Last minute fixes to your own paper, like an author affiliation, a typo in a heading or a corrected figure caption, can be made directly in the PDF you're about to submit. Here is what happens with a scanned research paper where text touches a line.

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How to do it

  1. 1.Drop your scanned PDF into MythosPDF. The words on each page become clickable boxes.
  2. 2.Click the first word, Shift+click to extend along the line, then double click or press Enter and type the new text.
  3. 3.Press Enter to apply the change, then Export PDF.

Text touching a line

  • • Ink joined to an underline or table border outside the edit cannot be separated cleanly.
  • • In that case the edit is refused rather than leaving a broken line.

What people change in a research paper

  • • Author names and affiliations
  • • Typos in text and captions
  • • Acknowledgements
  • • Contact email

Questions people ask

+What if a word cannot be changed invisibly?

You get the exact reason, such as a stamp in the way or a font that could not be identified, instead of a smudged page.

+Do I need to convert the scan to Word first?

No. MythosPDF edits the scanned page itself. There is no conversion, so the page keeps its look.

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