How to Erase Text from Picture Without Affecting Background

Nowadays people have more complicated needs around image editing. Sometimes you may want to remove a text from a picture. This article will guide you through the process of editing text in a JPEG image using various methods.

• Part 1. How to Extract/Remove Text from JPEG
• Part 2. How to Edit Text in JPEG Image
• Part 3. FAQs about Removing Text from JPEG Image

Part 1. How to Extract/Remove Text from JPEG

Apeaksoft

Apeaksoft Free Watermark Remover is definitely a good alternative we’d love to recommend if you want to remove the text from JPEG online directly. It lets you edit the image directly even you don’t possess any professional image editing knowledge. This application also supports not only JPEG but also PNG, GIF etc. and uses AI algorithms to remove the text or logo fast and effectively to save you a lot of time for basic converting and editing. So, you could skip all the processes mentioned above to convert the images to documents and edit afterwards.

This website is 100% safe and free and you don’t need to download or install the software to edit the image. There’s no charge at all for removing watermarks no matter how many pictures you want to process. It will remove them just in seconds. And trust me the interface is intuitive so don’t worry that you will be confused as a starter.

Step 1 Upload the picture from the drive or folder.

Step 2 Use a brush to mark out the text or watermark area.

Step 3 Then click Remove to wait till it process. If the result satisfying, click Download! Here you go! Now you have a picture directly without the annoying text you don’t want.

iMyFone

iMyFone is another software that allows you to remove texts, signatures or logos from videos and images. However, this is a software built for Windows mainly and you need to download the program first on your desktop. But it works well on both images like JPEG and videos like MP4 and it is ideal for both novices and experts.

Step 1 Download and install the software on your computer first.

Step 2 Select Remove Image Watermark and upload the file you want to remove or extract the text from. It could JPEG/PNG/GIF etc.

Step 3 Click on the Selection Tool to mark out the text area.

Step 4 Click Remove Now and wait for a few seconds the text will disappear from the image.

Step 5 If you find it okay, tap on the Export button.

Part 2. How to Edit Text in JPEG Image

You should know that a JPEG file itself doesn’t allow editing the texts in it. It’s essential to understand that JPEG is just an image format that supports a full spectrum of colors. Opening a JPEG image in Microsoft Word and make changes to the text sounds impossible, but we’ve actually found two easy ways to get the job done. So here’s how to extract or edit text from JPEG image.

Using an online OCR tool

Step 1 Go to the OCR website. It’s free and you don’t need to sign up either.

Step 2 Click on Upload File to select the picture you want to adjust. Then click Convert to start the process and it might take a few seconds to complete.

Step 3 Download the output and it should be an editable Word format!

Step 4 Then you can edit or delete the text in the Word! If you want a JPEG in the end, you can just save the Word as a JPEG.

JPEG to Word

To edit JPG text in Microsoft Word, the most used method is to convert JPEG to Word editable format. For this, you could also use a JPG to Word converter.

Find a JPG to Word converter online. There’s plenty of free websites at your disposal and you could just upload the JPEG file. Then you just need to wait till the conversion completes. Then you can edit the text of the image in the Word format.

Print the JPEG to a PDF and to Word

If you don’t trust these online tools or don’t want to bother, go online, then printing is a common method as well. We will show you how to convert JPEG to PDF by printing, and finally get an editable document by converting PDF to Word.

Step 1 Open the JPEG file and click on the print icon. Look for the Printer settings and click on it.

Step 2 A menu will appear and please select Microsoft Print to PDF.

Step 3 Click on the Print button and rename the exported PDF. The file will then be saved automatically to your desired location.

Step 4 Then find your PDF file and right-click on it. Select Open with > Microsoft Word. Here you go! Now you have a Word format without even needing to go online.

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