converting picture into text

[MS Office Noob]

does anybody know how to convert this image in microsoft word into regular text?



only the sign X O and dash sign ( - )

thank you

[MS Office Noob]

i heard there is a software which scan image and pick up text.
is there a software for scanning text?

[macropod]

The kind of software that may be able to do what you want has the acronym OCR, for Optical Character Recognition. Such sftware typically comes supplied with scanner, though you can purchase it independently.