METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEXT EXTRACTION FROM CUT IMAGE

The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a method and apparatus for copying images from a source document to a destination document in a computer user interface. The preferred embodiment provides a user interface that gives the user the option to cut or copy information from an image and extract the textual information from the copied image in one cut and paste. The extracted text can then be pasted into the destination document as text. Thus, textual information from an image can easily and automatically be copied into text portions of the destination document. Alternatively, the image with the text removed can be copied into the destination in one cut and paste operation.